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Green Budgeting in the EU: How to Align the Various Green Workstreams for a Coherent Approach and Improved Policy Making?

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Identification
Discussion Paper 230
Publication date
31 October 2025
Authors
Simona Pojar | Johanna Bärnreuther | Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

Description

This paper looks into existing and potential links between green budgeting and other green policy tools, and challenges with ensuring such links.

Highlights

  • Harmonising, integrating and mutually reinforcing existing workstreams aimed to green public and private financial management would help improve guidance to policy makers.
  • Green budgeting practices need to be tailored to the national context.
  • Close cooperation between the ministries and departments involved, transparency, and a stepwise approach are crucial to ensuring coherence between various green workstreams.

Information and identifiers

Discussion Paper 230. October 2025. Brussels. PDF. 40pp. Tab. Graph. Bibliogr. Free.

KC-01-25-014-EN-N (online)
ISBN 978-92-68-23679-6 (online)  
ISSN 2443-8022 (online)
doi:10.2765/7016308 (online) 

JEL classification: H5; H61; Q58; Q51

Disclaimer

European Economy Discussion Papers are written by the staff of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, or by experts working in association with them, to inform discussion on economic policy and to stimulate debate. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the European Commission. 

Green Budgeting in the EU: How to Align the Various Green Workstreams for a Coherent Approach and Improved Policy Making?

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Green Budgeting in the EU: How to Align the Various Green Workstreams for a Coherent Approach and Improved Policy Making?