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'The European Single Currency project was a bad idea from the start and ought to be abandoned.' Critically examine this statement.
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'The European Single Currency project was a bad idea from the start and ought to be abandoned.' Critically examine this statement. In December 1991 the Maastricht Treaty paved the way for the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Single Currency - the Euro. On the 1st January 1999 11 member countries replaced their national currency for the European single currency. The single currency is thought to bring Europe closer politically and economically. It is an ambitious and risky project as it is the first example where sovereign states launch a single currency project. From the introduction of the ideas about the Euro there have been mixed views regarding its success and benefits to the countries. Some of these arguments are political but most are to do with the effects a single currency can have of the economies of the membering states. A common view towards the EMU is why should a...
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