European Identity and EMU


Term Paper, 2004

10 Pages, Grade: English: 6,5 out of 10


Abstract or Introduction


Europe is coming closer together, this is shown in many parts of daily life. It is often argued that money is one of the best-known and most effective tools in symbolising the “united Europe”, the EU. Most of the member states of the European Union who matched the criteria of the Growth and Stability Pact seem to have agreed to this and joined the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as soon as it was introduced. But why were there some who decided not to exchange their national currency in favour for the common European one? Did they not feel an affinity with other Europeans? Did they not see that all Europeans are part of a community which is trying to express its unity through a common currency? Or did they not view the Euro ideologically, but rationally? And if they did what does this tell us about their European Identity? In short, is it necessary to join the Economic and Monetary Union to be a European? This article tries to answer these questions by looking for reasons why Denmark, The United Kingdom and Sweden decided not to accept the Euro, in particular looking for similarities, and their relation to the development of a single European Identity.
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Title
European Identity and EMU
College
Maastricht University
Grade
English: 6,5 out of 10
Author
Year
2004
Pages
10
Catalog Number
V37591
ISBN (eBook)
9783638368858
ISBN (Book)
9783640877560
File size
429 KB
Language
English
Quote paper
Esther Kemmer (Author), 2004, European Identity and EMU, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/37591

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