Suchergebnisse

This paper reviews the evolution of the Economic and Monetary Union from its inception in 1992 with the Treaty of Maastricht to the most recent reforms adopted in 2013 to respond to the eurocrisis. The paper describes the evolution of the four pillars of economic governance: the surveillance and the correction of fiscal imbalances between the Member States which are mainly based on the revised Stability and Growth Pact, the surveillance and the correction of macroeconomic imbalances between the Member States, the coordination of national economic and social policies which are now based on the Europe 2020 Strategy for Growth and Jobs, and the financial solidarity between Member States which is currently mainly based on the European Stability Mechanism. The paper also deals with the institutional implications of EMU evolution with the emergence of an institutional landscape for the euro area. Finally, the paper analyses the implications for the transformation of EU law in terms of sources of law with extensive use of international treaties, recommendations and sui generis contracts between the EU and its Member States, in terms of enforcement mechanisms relying on self-enforcement and peer pressure, and in terms of a regulatory model. The paper concludes with grim perspectives that the recent reforms may not be sufficient to make the euro sustainable.

Defence date: 17 October 2006 ; Examining Board: Prof. Jacques Ziller (Supervisor, European University Institute); Prof. Massimo Motta (Co-Supervisor, European University Institute); Prof. Pierre Larouche (University o f Tilburg); Mrs. Inge Bernaerts (European Commission) ; First made available online on 15 May 2018