Reforming the European Union: Which methods? Which options?

The crisis has highlighted the limits of the economic and political governance of the European Union and more specifically that of the euro zone. Given the limits of the present EU treaties and the difficulty in planning their revision in the short term, what methods are there available and what options are possible to strengthen Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)?

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ESO: Background information: Reforming Europe's governance http://www.europeansources.info/record/reforming-europes-governance/

ESO: Background information: The EU’s silent revolution http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eus-silent-revolution/

Council of the European Union: Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union. Report by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, June 2012 (PRES/12/296) http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/131201.pdf

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/

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