Most economists would argue that monetary integration leads to financial integration; in other words, when a set of countries has a common currency, as in the European Monetary Union (EMU), for ...

In 1999, eleven European countries adopted the euro as their common currency (Greece followed in 2001). This followed a long period of gradually tying their national currencies together more tightly ...

Weidmann: The future of the European Monetary Union (EMU) and some comments on the German economy. From bundesbank.de. Ms Sioen Mr Timmermans Mr Smets Ladies and gentlemen It is a special pleasure for ...

In order to support Europe's position in the world, concrete initiatives must be undertaken that strengthen the European Monetary Union (EMU), writes Joost van Iersel.

Summary. First, we need to understand that what Lagarde stated - that it is not her job to prevent government bonds' prices in the European Monetary Union (EMU) from diverging - is absolutely ...