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The Planning of Public Investments in the EU Member States: Long-Term Strategy, Selection and Budgeting Issues

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Identification
Discussion Paper 213
Publication date
13 December 2024
Authors
Cristiana Belu Manescu | Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

Description

This paper discusses the challenges and practical solutions in the planning of public investment projects and provides evidence from the EU.

Highlights

  • We discuss the planning of public investments, from strategy to selection and budgeting.
  • We identify tools for effective planning from literature and practice that are useful for policy-makers.
  • We highlight good practices from the EU Member States.
  • We leverage extensive data collected through the first EU-wide survey.

Information and identifiers

Discussion Paper 213. December 2024. Brussels. PDF. 36pp. Tab. Graph. Bibliogr. Free.

KC-BD-23-030-EN-N (online) 
ISBN 978-92-68-01831-6 (online) 
ISSN 2443-8022 (online)
doi:10.2765/453371 (online)

JEL classification: H54, H82, H41, H3, E2.

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. 

The Planning of Public Investments in the EU Member States: Long-Term Strategy, Selection and Budgeting Issues

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The Planning of Public Investments in the EU Member States: Long-Term Strategy, Selection and Budgeting Issues