Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000544/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Petra Steger (PfE)
In her State of the Union address on 13 September 2023, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave advance notice of a report by former ECB President Mario Draghi. Ursula von der Leyen received the EU-funded report on the future of European competitiveness, requested by the Commission, on 9 September 2024. The report’s proposal that EUR 750 million in new common debt be taken on runs counter runs counter to the spirit of the EU Treaties and amounts to a communist wealth distribution programme at the expense of the few remaining net contributing countries. What is more, many questions remain unanswered regarding the transparent use of taxpayers’ money.
- 1.What was the total cost of producing the Draghi Report, and what remuneration did Mario Draghi personally receive?
- 2.What selection criteria were applied when awarding the contract to produce the report, and how many others did Mario Draghi compete with and ultimately beat?
- 3.Are there plans for the Commission to award further contracts for reports or analyses to experts with similar links to the Commission?
Submitted: 5.2.2025