EUROCITIES Response to the Consultation on the EU Budget Review
EUROCITIES strongly supports the approach of the European Commission to organize an early discussion on EU priorities before any negotiation on future financial perspectives. EUROCITIES encourages the European Commission to establish a long term budget that is based on the real and practical challenges facing the EU. The impact of these challenges on Europe‟s territories will be different in scope and nature. EU spending should reflect this by targeting funds to help those territories to face the most severe impacts and by supporting efforts already made.
EUROCITIES response is based on three main points:
1) The contribution of cities to setting the future EU agenda:
policies and spending.
2) EUROCITIES agrees that the EU added value should be political
and based on strong principles such as solidarity and subsidiarity.
3) EUROCITIES strongly encourages the Commission to further develop
sound management practices for the EU Budget
Finally, EUROCITIES urges the Commission to continue to involve
stakeholders in the continuation of debates on the reform of the EU
Budget, in particular the European Associations of Local and
Regional Authorities.