Political and Economic Consequences of Economic and Monetary Union: Taking Stock of the First Eight Years - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 160021908X ISBN 13 : 9781600219085

Editeur : Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2007

Synopsis

With the creation of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in the European Union (EU), now eight years ago, it is time to start to look back and reflect on the time that has passed and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Created on 1 January 1999 with banknotes and coins introduced into the marketplace on 1st of January 2002 EMU has been heralded by many as an unprecedented success of economic and monetary integration. Many have focused on the sheer size of the project: twelve European Union member states introduced banknotes and coins in 2002 as legal tender replacing their previous national currencies, many of which had been around for centuries. As of 1st of January 2007 Slovenia is the newest country to join. Another remarkable feat was the fact that a new European Central Bank (ECB) was created to formulate a single monetary policy for the eurozone. At the same time EMU leaves responsibility for budgetary and fiscal policies to national governments who still decide the level of expenditure and of

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 160021908X
• ISBN 13: 9781600219085
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Verdun Amy
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