The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure at the Heart of EU Economic Governance Reform

Abstract While the euro officially came into being in 1999, it was the introduction of euro notes and coins 20 years ago in January 2002 that made the common currency a tangible reality for European citizens. The circle of member states has since grown from 11 to 19, and a growing section of the pop...

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Main Authors: Willi Koll, Andrew Watt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2022-02-01
Series:Intereconomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-022-1028-7
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Summary:Abstract While the euro officially came into being in 1999, it was the introduction of euro notes and coins 20 years ago in January 2002 that made the common currency a tangible reality for European citizens. The circle of member states has since grown from 11 to 19, and a growing section of the population no longer has any personal experience with a “national” currency, yet the debate on the legal and institutional framework underpinning the common currency has never gone away.
ISSN:0020-5346
1613-964X