Forum: 50 Years of European Integration

Fifty years ago, the first issue of Intereconomics was published. In honour of this anniversary, many top European and international economists have contributed papers to this Forum, which looks back on five decades of European integration – from the early days of the European Economic Community to the lingering effects of the recent financial crisis. The contributions also look ahead to what the future holds for the European Union, covering issues as diverse as global trade, the future of the euro, reviving economic growth, the impact of demography and international relations.

The full text of all the articles below are immediately accessible through the source url hyperlink.

+ Europe’s Place in the Global Economy – What Does the Last Half Century Suggest for the Future? by Mikkel Barslund and Daniel Gros

+ Why Did Europe Decide to Move to a Single Currency 25 Years Ago? by Niels Thygesen

+ On the Relation of Monetary and Political Union by Otmar Issing

+ The Eurozone’s Flaws Are Not Intrinsic by Simon Wren-Lewis

+ Minimal Conditions for the Survival of the Euro by Barry Eichengreen and Charles Wyplosz

+ A Strategy Change for Europe: Old Myths Versus New Roads by Karl Aiginger

+ What Future for the EU in the Global Trading System? by Pascal Lamy

+ Europe and China in the Global Economy in the Next 50 Years: A Partnership for Global Peace and Stability by
Li-Gang Liu

[This issue of Intereconomics is a special issue to mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the journal]

• Primary Source

Intereconomics: Archive http://archive.intereconomics.eu/years/

Intereconomics: Anniversary Issue. 50 years of European integration http://50years.intereconomics.eu/50-years.html

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