05/08/2026
My new book, EU MONEY: THE REAL GAME, investigates what happens behind the brochure.
Who Controls European Funding, How the System Is Rigged - and How to Outplay It Without Becoming Its Puppet
Across eighteen chapters, the book follows European money from political interest and public policy to programmes, calls, grants, contracts, loans, guarantees, intermediaries and final beneficiaries.
It asks the questions polite funding manuals avoid:
Who selected the problem? Who influenced the rules? Who repeatedly receives the money? Who carries the risk - and who retains the profit? Why do so many projects produce reports, platforms and conferences, yet so little independently measurable change and impact? And how can capable applicants compete without surrendering their ideas, independence and integrity?
This is not another guide to completing application forms. It is a forensic, strategic and practical examination of how the system actually works - supported by legislation, financial records, audit findings, investigations, scientific research and real organisational experience.
It is written for applicants, researchers, businesses, public authorities, civil society organisations, consultants, evaluators, journalists and experts who want to understand the machinery behind European funding.
If you want only to obtain EU money, there are easier books.
If you want to understand who designed the game, protect what makes your organisation valuable and make a genuine result harder to prevent than another polished failure - start here.
Explore or download the EU MONEY: THE REAL GAME at https://nektarijevic.eu/
