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Four short articles to commemorate the 50th anniversary in 2007 of the signing of the Treaty on Rome written from an economic perspective.
European Commissioner Joaquín Almunia: Look back with pride, look forward with confidence.
As Europe celebrates its 50th anniversary, European Economy News asks the Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs for some reflections on both past achievements and future propects.
Europe and economic growth – by Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
This article looks back at the ups and downs of economic growth in Europe over the last 50 years: the dynamism of the post-war period and the sluggish performance of the later decades; and calls for a change of emphasis from stability to flexibility at both national and European level to revitalise the European economy for the 21st century.
Economic and monetary integration in Europe as seen from outside – by Michael Deppler
This article notes that there is much to celebrate on this 50th anniversary of European economic and monetary integration. And although ensuring satisfactory growth remains a considerable challenge, the successes of European integration to date suggest that with the same ‘forward-looking leadership’ there is no reason to suppose that Europe will not rise to that challenge.
50 years of economic thought at the Commission – by Ivo Maes
This contribution looks at how economic thinking within the Commission has evolved over time, drawing on the main European schools of thought yet always remaining close to the policy-making process. The two principal concerns have been to further the process of economic integration and to strengthen the EU’s economic performance.
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