#MonetaryUnion

[…] The European Treaties stipulate that the euro is irreversible. There is no option to leave, since the departure of a country would destabilise the entire currency union. Additional departures and thus [...]

[…] The Eurozone countries are economically different. The crisis has rendered some of these differences more acute and this could destabilize the currency union. The Eurozone countries therefore need to [...]

[…] Reforming Economic and Monetary Union – Legislation and Treaty Change While experts agree that the current system of EMU must be enhanced little attention has been paid to procedural matters. Which of [...]

[…] Germany has played an important part in designing the architecture of the euro and has been a decisive actor in recent efforts to repair the euro area. How has Germany’s concept of a “stability [...]

[…] The start of the European Economic and Monetary Union marked a turning point: While economic performance in euro member states had converged since the Single Market programme in the mid-1980s, the [...]

[…] Prosperity and growth in Europe depend on a well-functioning single market and a stable monetary union. Both need to be deepened. The multi-annual research project “Repair and Prepare: Strengthen the [...]

[…] The negotiating marathon between Greece and the euro states has become a symbol of how difficult it is to implement bailout policies within the monetary union, and confronts the euro area with the [...]

[…] After more than 20 years of the Single Market and 15 years of the Economic and Monetary Union, the economies of EU member states are highly intertwined. In addition, they benefit from a cross-border [...]

[…] How can Europe put a definite end to the euro crisis? In the pilot study Repair and Prepare: Strengthening Europe's Economies after the Crisis, Bertelsmann Stiftung and Jacques Delors Institut - [...]

[…] How can the European Economic and Monetary Union be improved to help it withstand economic shocks? Can a European Unemployment Benefit Scheme help improve matters by acting as a form of 'automatic [...]