As the largest economy in the
European Monetary Union (EMU), it has considerable sway in its decisions, but Germany's role is limited by its populace being impatient with the spending generosity of the Greek government in contrast to the austerity of (the somewhat richer) German government.
He said: "The very nature of the EU, and of this country's relationship with it, has fundamentally changed after the
European monetary union and the creation of the eurozone, of which - quite rightly - we are not a part."
Making the
European Monetary Union; the role of the Committee of Central Bank Governors and the origins of the European Central Bank.
The CoR asks to be consulted on the Commission's blueprint for a comprehensive
European monetary union and commits to analyse in detail the local and regional dimension of banking union.
He was visiting professor at Stanford University in 1990 and has published widely, in both professional journals and more popular media, on European unemployment, on
European Monetary Union, and on macroeconomics generally.
Summary: The idea of a joint GCC currency now looks even more fraught amid the disastrous backdrop of the
European Monetary Union, but all is not lost.
Tory Lord Lawson told the House of Lords: "There is a heavy cost in the course that I am suggesting, but the
European monetary union is a doomsday machine.
The Region asked "does history have any lessons for the planners of a
European monetary union?" Schwartz answered that the "planners of a
European monetary union would be well advised to study the reasons the pre-World War I gold standard was a successful monetary regime, why the Genoa Economic Conference of 1922 and the London Economic Conference of 1933 failed, why the interwar gold standards collapsed, why Bretton Woods did not survive inflation in the center country (USA), and why the exchange rate mechanism has been on the ropes since 1992.
He also commented that recent proposals from countries such as China and Brazil to join the rescue efforts were not good for the
European monetary union.
Criticising the EU for its lack of centralised fiscal policy and a common budget, Polish central bank governor, Marek Belka, said, 'The
European Monetary Union is an ambitious but unfinished project.
The long-standing critic of
European monetary union said he "hoped" the euro would survive but added: "Who knows?" His comments came as talks continued about the possible need to bail out debt-ridden Ireland.