Eurozone underwhelming and divided over future path

The Eurozone has begun putting together plans for its future integration, which will eventually take the form of the Four President’s Report* to be released in June 2015. What do these preliminary plans suggest will be the impact for the UK and the Eurozone? Are there any clear ideas which the Eurozone is coalescing around? Open Europe’s Raoul Ruparel investigates.

* EurActiv suggested in an article on the 5 June 2015 that the report would be the 'Five President's Report'. Notre Europe also said this in a study published on the 15 June 2015 called 'Improving EMU: Our recommendations for the debate on the five presidents report'.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 27.05.15: Franco-German eurozone blueprint rattles Cameron http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/franco-german-reform%20moves-rattle-cameron-314867

ESO: Background information: Cameron kicks off EU reform tour http://www.europeansources.info/record/cameron-kicks-off-eu-reform-tour/

ESO: Background information: Preparing for Next Steps on Better Economic Governance in the Euro Area. Analytical Note http://www.europeansources.info/record/preparing-for-next-steps-on-better-economic-governance-in-the-euro-area-analytical-note/

Politico, 04.06.15: [Opinion] The euro taboo http://www.politico.eu/article/euro-taboo-greece-russia-emu/

EurActiv, 05.06.15: Leaked eurozone blueprint makes timid call for integration http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/leaked-eurozone-blueprint-makes-timid-call-integration-315165

ESO: Background information: Communication from the Commission - A blueprint for a deep and genuine economic and monetary union: launching a European debate http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-a-blueprint-for-a-deep-and-genuine-economic-and-monetary-union-launching-a-european-debate/

Notre Europe: Policy Paper, No.135, June 2015: Improving EMU: Our recommendations for the debate on the five presidents report http://www.delorsinstitute.eu/media/betteremugovernance-jdijdib-june15.pdf

Bertelsmann Stiftung: Flashlight Europe, No.6, June 2015: Waiting for the Five Presidents’ Report on the Future of the Monetary Union: What do we need to know? http://www.delorsinstitut.de/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150619_Flashlight_5_Presidents_Report.pdf

---