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Ekonomska i monetarna unija (EMU) rezultat je postupne gospodarske integracije u EU-u. Ona je proširenje jedinstvenog tržišta EU-a koje je obilježeno zajedničkim odredbama o proizvodima i slobodnim kretanjem robe, kapitala, radne snage i usluga. Zajednička valuta euro uvedena je u europodručju koje trenutačno čini 19 država članica EU-a. Svih 28 država članica, uz iznimku Ujedinjene Kraljevine i Danske, mora preuzeti euro nakon najmanje dvije godine sudjelovanja u europskom tečajnom mehanizmu II ...

Komisija je odgovorna za izvršavanje proračuna u suradnji s državama članicama, a podliježe i političkom nadzoru Europskoga parlamenta.

Setting the maximum allocation of resources for each major category ("heading") of EU spending, the MFF gives a budgetary overview of priorities. The political agreement on the next MFF includes provisions to increase the flexibility of the system and to prepare reforms of the own resources system. A review of the MFF by the end of 2016 is also provided for.

This note discusses the European Commission’s proposal to introduce wide-scale macro-economic conditionalities in cohesion policy. In essence, this would make cohesion funding dependent on respecting the European economic governance rules. The note finds that such conditionality would be advantageous for economic governance, but it is likely to have a negative impact on cohesion policy. More importantly, it is doubtful that the European Commission’s proposal would contribute to achieving the overarching ...

The euro crisis has forced Member States and the EU institutions to create a series of new instruments to safeguard macro-financial stability of the Union. This study describes the status of existing instruments, the role of the European Parliament and how use of the instruments impinges on EU budget also through their effects on national budgets. In addition, we present a survey of other possible instruments that have been proposed in recent years (e.g. E-bonds and eurobonds), in order to provide ...

When the economic crisis started in 2008, a number of eurozone Member States had growing budget deficits and government debts, along with competiveness problems. Monetary union without fiscal union may be the seed of the current difficulties.

Shaken market confidence has dramatically increased borrowing costs for several eurozone countries. As a remedy, the European Commission floated options for the 17 eurozone governments to jointly issue stability bonds, also called eurobonds. However, Germany is concerned that the plan would undermine incentives for fiscal discipline in debt-ridden Member States (MS).

Besides describing the information requirements for the planning process, policy implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the Structural Fund, it contains practical examples concerning local and regional information and planning networks which contribute to the exchange of experiences between regional bodies throughout the EU.