NextGenerationEU and the Future of European Integration: Foreseeing the Unforeseeable

Abstract

Public revenues, who decides on them, and their justification and legitimation are among the oldest constitutional issues of all. In the EU, member states ultimately control the scope of European policy and the independence of the European level via the EU's budget. This can be interpreted either as a bug or as a feature. The European Parliament reflects representation without taxation, as it has no taxation powers, and the EU does not have budgetary autonomy.