EMU and the british perspective.

CONTENT 1. Introduction2 2.The Monetary Union2 2.1. Advantages of a single currency2 2.2. Disadvantages of a single currency3 2.3. Conclusions for the Eurozone4 3.The British Perspective5 3.1. Reasons against joining5 3.2. Reasons for joining6 3.3. Conclusions for Britain7 Bibliography8 1.INTRODUCTION The idea of a single currency has already been mentioned in 1957 when the European Union was founded. During the following years several discussions about a Monetary Union took place, but without any achievements. The first steps towards the EMU were only made …

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