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ADEMU Perspectives #14: The EMU after the euro crisis: Insights from a new eBook – Findings and proposals from the Horizon 2020 ADEMU project

The euro crisis has been a major stress test for the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Among other things, the crisis turned into a recession for all the euro area ‘stressed countries’ (except for Ireland). In fact, for the EA15 (excluding Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain), the recovery has followed a similar pattern to (or slightly better than) the US and Japan (Figure 1). This reminds us of Jean Monnet’s old quip that Europe “will be forged in crises”. Whether it will or not depends crucially on whether we have learned the lessons of the euro crisis and, in particular, whether there is the political will and wisdom to transform these lessons into improved policies and institutions. However, the fact that the crisis experience has been very different across euro area countries suggests that Jean Monnet may be getting different answers this time. Continue reading

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ADEMU: findings and proposals and what’s to come

Our three-year Horizon 2020 project is drawing to a close, with the end of our two-day highly successful conference that was attended by leading figures from Europe’s main financial institutions – but our work is far from over.

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ADEMU presents proposals for EMU reform at final conference on 9 and 10 May, Florence

ADEMU will present the findings of its three-year Horizon 2020-funded research project at a final conference to be held at the European University Institute in Florence on 9 and 10 May.  Continue reading

ADEMU at The State of the Union 2018, 10-12 May, Florence

ADEMU’s final conference is being held in conjunction with The State of the Union, an annual event for high-level reflection on the European Union which will be held from 10 to 12 May in Florence. Continue reading

ADEMU at the European Parliament: review and presentation

On 27 March, ADEMU attended the European Parliament in Brussels to present its preliminary research findings at an internal seminar at the Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG-ECFIN), followed by a public session in the premises of the European Parliament. DG-ECFIN is responsible for EU policies promoting economic growth, higher employment, stable public finances and financial stability, all of which have been the focus of ADEMU research.

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