Report on the EFB workshop on ‘Independent Fiscal Institutions in the EU Fiscal Framework’ EFB Workshop Programme 2019 Morning Session 'Fiscal Discipline: From Theory to Practice' by Charles Wyplosz 'Discussion of 'Fiscal Discipline: From Theory to Practice' by George Kopits 'Independent Fiscal Institutions in the European Union: Is Coordination Required?' by Xavier Debrun Discussion of 'Independent Fiscal Institutions in the European Union: Is Coordination Required?' by Cinzia Alcidi 'Is the Expenditure Benchmark up to Standard? Procyclicality in the Measurement of Potential' by Sebastian Barnes and Eddie Casey Discussion of ‘Overcoming Procyclicality in the EU Spending Rule’ by Christophe Kamps Afternoon Session 'Costing election manifestos' by Dace Kalsone, Janis Platais and Sander van Veldhuizen Discussion of 'Costing Election Manifestos' by Scherie Nicol 'The Swedish Fiscal Framework – the most successful one in the EU?' by Fredrik Andersson and Lars Jonung Discussion of 'The Swedish fiscal framework – the most successful one in the EU?’ by Tobias Tesche 'Some elements of a revamped fiscal framework for Spain' by Carlos Cuerpo Discussion of ‘Some elements of a revamped fiscal framework for Spain’ by László Jankovics 'Concluding remarks of the First Workshop by the European Fiscal Board' by Roel Beetsma
