ENGAGE issue 12 “How should the EU spend our money?”
Issue 12 of ENGAGE magazine.
The EU budget for the next 7 years could exceed a trillion euros. That’s an important source of investment at a time when due to reduced funding from national governments, EU funds have become the main source of public funding for social and economic development. The economic crisis has affected the entire EU and many countries have implemented austerity measures with widespread spending cuts to public health services, unemployment and welfare benefits, social security etc. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) rely on EU funds to carry out projects at grassroots level to improve employment opportunities and the quality of jobs, promote education and life-long learning and develop active inclusion policies, guarantee adequate social protection and develop quality social and health services.
