Abstract
EU funds that promote economic convergence will hardly reach their objective in countries sliding toward a system that lacks effective checks and balances.
The idea of financially sanctioning EU Member States has been advocated for some time and took shape concretely in May 2018. The European Commission presented a draft regulation to sanction Member States with “generalised deficiencies” in the rule of law, which was presented together with a comprehensive proposal for the next MFF.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Friedrich Heinemann, ZEW Mannheim; and University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Heinemann, F. Going for the Wallet? Rule-of-Law Conditionality in the Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework. Intereconomics 53, 297–301 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-018-0771-2
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-018-0771-2