This area is dedicated to CEPS policy insights, reports and studies related to the economic recovery.
The role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in strengthening childcare policies
The role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in strengthening childcare policies
The role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in strengthening childcare policies
A study by FEPS, co-authored with CEPS researchers, shows the important contribution of investing in childcare and education in reducing social inequalities and increasing female employment.
Where the (euro) buck stops Facing the next big crisis with a better EU budget
The role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in strengthening childcare policies
The role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in strengthening childcare policies
The EU budget’s current financial architecture is inappropriate to effectively address the various crises it has faced in recent years. This Policy Brief presents immediate actions to raise overall funding and to address the impacts of the war in Ukraine with unspent EU funds. It also calls for longer term reforms.
The European added value of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
The role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in strengthening childcare policies
Report for the European Parliament on Reforming the Financial Regulation
In-depth analysis of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) of Austria, Belgium, and Germany. Exploiting a detailed database and building on semi-structured interviews, we find that all are aligned with RRF Regulation but differ greatly in terms of additionality.
Report for the European Parliament on Reforming the Financial Regulation
The Recovery and Resilience Facility - A springboard for a renaissance of public investment in Euro
Report for the European Parliament on Reforming the Financial Regulation
The rules governing the EU budget are not fit for the modern challenges facing the European Union and the emerging demands and expectations placed on the EU, this report discusses the dysfunctions and the needed reforms in the Financial Regulation
Comparing and assessing recovery plans of BE, AT, SP, PT, IT, FR, DE, and SK (2nd edition)
The Recovery and Resilience Facility - A springboard for a renaissance of public investment in Euro
The Recovery and Resilience Facility - A springboard for a renaissance of public investment in Euro
Standardised analysis approach evaluating the programmes based on needs of the countries. It presents the Plans of the member states under a different light. Individual country sheets below on this page.
The Recovery and Resilience Facility - A springboard for a renaissance of public investment in Euro
The Recovery and Resilience Facility - A springboard for a renaissance of public investment in Euro
The Recovery and Resilience Facility - A springboard for a renaissance of public investment in Euro
The analysis checks if there is a significant relationship between the total amount of RRF grants (in terms of the percentage of GDP) and an acceleration in public investment. Unfortunately the results are disappointing.
Comparing and assessing recovery plans of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Slovakia
Comparing and assessing recovery plans of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Slovakia
Comparing and assessing recovery plans of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Slovakia
Standardised analysis approach evaluating the programmes based on needs of the countries. It presents the Plans of the member states under a different light.
Individual country sheets below on this page.
Public investment or fiscal consolidation after Covid-19? The extreme case of Italy and Germany
Comparing and assessing recovery plans of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Slovakia
Comparing and assessing recovery plans of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Slovakia
This analysis compares the NRRPs of Germany and Italy, two countries that have very different views and priorities on how their allocation of the recovery funds should be spent and invested over the short, medium and long-term.
Money allocation is not the key to recovery and resilience, reforms are.
Comparing and assessing recovery plans of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Slovakia
Steering and Monitoring the Recovery and Resilience Plans - Reading between the lines
In-brief on the key reforms needed behind the RRF.
Steering and Monitoring the Recovery and Resilience Plans - Reading between the lines
Steering and Monitoring the Recovery and Resilience Plans - Reading between the lines
Steering and Monitoring the Recovery and Resilience Plans - Reading between the lines
The Commission's power to steer and monitor the National Recovery and Resilience Plans
Opportunities and Challenges
Assessing Reforms in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans: Italy
Steering and Monitoring the Recovery and Resilience Plans - Reading between the lines
Assessing Reforms in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans: Italy
Detailed assessment of Italy
(Assessments updates in publication of 24 September 2021 for six countries and on country link)
Avoiding the Main Risks in the Recovery Plans of Member States
Steering and Monitoring the Recovery and Resilience Plans - Reading between the lines
Assessing Reforms in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans: Italy
This report sets out some of the main risks to the success of the recovery programmes. The report also presents a number of solutions to ensure that aspects critical to the recovery programmes are implemented.