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No topic in European integration theory has raised so many questions and provoked such a flourishing academic and intellectual debate as the one concerning European monetary integration. The establishment of a European currency union with the adoption of the euro as the single currency for millions of EU citizens is arguably the single most important accomplishment of the European Union. The European Monetary Union (EMU) has massive economic, political and social consequences for the European and international political economy.
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Talani, L.S. (2009). Introduction. In: Talani, L.S. (eds) The Future of EMU. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230233898_1
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