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The 2007–13 Financial Perspective: Domination of National Interests
Author(s) -
RANT VASJA,
MRAK MOJMIR
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2009.02055.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , perspective (graphical) , outcome (game theory) , economics , process (computing) , political science , positive economics , public economics , microeconomics , law , computer science , artificial intelligence , operating system
This article confirms the validity of the hypothesis that national interests were the driving force behind the process and outcome of negotiations for the EU's next financial perspective for 2007–13. The hypothesis is tested by comparing hypothetical coalitions based on quantified national interests (partial net budgetary balances) and the actual (documented) coalitions. Based on these results, the article also discusses implications of the ‘net balances problem’ for the 2008/09 EU budget review.