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''An Agenda for a Growing Europe'', also called ''The Sapir Report'', is a report on the
economy of the European Union
The economy of the European Union is the joint economy of the member states of the European Union (EU). It is the third largest economy in the world in nominal terms, after the United States and China, and the third one in purchasing power p ...
edited by a panel of experts under the direction of André Sapir and published in July 2003. The report follows an initiative by
Romano Prodi
Romano Antonio Prodi (; born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician, economist, academic, senior civil servant, and business executive who served as the tenth president of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. He served twice as Pr ...
, President of the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
, notably to analyze the
Lisbon Strategy
The Lisbon Strategy, also known as the Lisbon Agenda or Lisbon Process, was an action and development plan devised in 2000, for the economy of the European Union between 2000 and 2010. A pivotal role in its formulation was played by the Portugue ...
.
André Sapir, who coordinated the redaction of the report, is now a Senior Fellow at the
Bruegel think tank and a professor of economics at ''
Université Libre de Bruxelles''.
Quotes
:"''As it stands today, the
EU budget
The Budget of the European Union (EU budget) is used to finance EU funding programmes (such as the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, Horizon Europe, or Erasmus+) and other expenditure at the European level.
The EU budget ...
is a historical relic. Expenditures, revenues and procedures are all inconsistent with the present and future state of EU integration.''"
[Sapir Report; p162.]
See also
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Aho report The ''Aho Group Report on Creating an Innovative Europe'' was published in 2006. The report was written by a four-member group chaired by Esko Aho, former Finnish Prime Minister. The committee was created at the Hampton Court summit in the United K ...
References
External links
Sapir Report(www.unimol.it)
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Economics publications
Economy of the European Union
Romano Prodi
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