Press Release: Commission sets out next steps towards a deep and genuine Economic and Monetary Union

The European Commission presented two new Communications on the next steps towards a deep Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on the 20 March 2013. The aim was to strengthen economic policy coordination and integration in the euro area. These Communications followed commitments made in the Commission's Blueprint for a Deep and Genuine Economic and Monetary Union in November 2012, and respond to calls from the European Council to take work forward on these two fronts.

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European Commission, MEMO/13/259: Next steps towards a deep and genuine Economic and Monetary Union: Early co-ordination and contractual arrangements http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-259_en.htm

European Commission, Communications from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/articles/governance/2013-03-20-convergence_competitiveness_instrument_ex_ante_coordination_en.htm

European Commission: News: Economy, Finance and Tax: Economy and economic policies, 21.03.13: Next steps for closer economic union http://ec.europa.eu/news/economy/130321_en.htm

ESO: Background information: EU commission prepares ground for far-reaching economic powers http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-commission-prepares-ground-for-far-reaching-economic-powers/

ESO: Background information: Barroso unveils euro survival plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-unveils-euro-survival-plan/

Social Europe Journal, 02.01.14: Why The ‘Genuine EMU’ Will Not Be a Fiscal Union http://www.social-europe.eu/2014/01/genuine-emu/

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