European Union Norbert Lajos. Main question Why isn’t EU working as well as USA? Crisis Culture difference History Geography Number of States People Prosperity.

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European Union Norbert Lajos

Main question Why isn’t EU working as well as USA? Crisis Culture difference History Geography Number of States People Prosperity Depedence

Short history European Coal and Steel Community ( ) European Communities (1958–1972) European Communities (1973–1993) European Union ( onwards) Maastricht Treaty Euro introduced in 1999 Euro repleced national curreny in 2002

Maastricht Treaty Four criteria: Inflation rates: No more than 1.5 percentage points higher than the average of the three best performing (lowest inflation) member states of the EU. Government finance: Annual government deficit must not exceed 3% Government debt must not exceed 60% Exchange rate: Join to ERM II Long-term interest rates: The nominal long-term interest rate must not be more than 2 percentage points higher than in the three lowest inflation member states.

Why is euro important? Optimal currency area Less transaction costs and risks  better competitiveness Macroeconomic stability Trade Investment Inflation Exchange rate risk Financial integration Effect on interest rates Price convergence Tourism

What is problem? Missing some important rule How can exit from EU or euro zone Discipline in the budget Euro zone use a common currency despite of there isn’t fiscal union EU should belive this is working structure

Scenarios Two-speed EU Try to manage this situation (many different countries) Some country will exit from EU

Thank you for attention! Do you have any questions? Source: wikipedia.com