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- Christoph Trautvetter recently graduated with a masters degree in public policy from the Hertie School of Governance. In his thesis he examined the impact of the EU`s financial management reforms on the budget procedure in th European Parliament. He has previously worked for the EP both in the EPP-ED` budget secretariat and as a personal advisor for the discharge procedure. As an intern for the former GTZ in Zambia and for the German ministry of finance he has accompanied two more, very different efforts of financial management reform.
![In December 2010, several heads of state from within the European Union sent a letter to Mr Barroso stating that “[t]he challenge for the European Union in the coming years...](http://www.budgetinperspective.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/euro_coins_res-115x115.jpg "Spending better with activity-based budgeting and performance goals?")
