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Do the advantages of economic and monetary union outweigh the disadvantages?
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... EU10110 - European Integration Coursework essay: "Do the Advantages of Economic and Monetary Union Outweigh the Disadvantages?" (1634 Words) Pages: 9 Benjamin M. Unsworth (010800186) Do the Advantages of Economic and Monetary Union Outweigh the Disadvantages? "Euroland in grip of monetary paralysis"1 The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is the most ambitious economic project undertaken in modern history. However, nearly every EU country has seen some kind of protest against monetary union, and three countries - Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom - have refused to participate (a fourth, Greece, did not qualify for economic reasons). Even Euro enthusiasts admit that there are a number of things that can go wrong. For the purpose of this essay, EMU is defined as a single market plus a single currency area, including a common external tariff vis-à-vis third countries, free movement of goods, services, capital and workers, a single currency and harmonisation of state's economic policies. First the context of














