Daugiavaliutinės sistemos pakeitimas į vienvaliutinę Europos ekonominės ir pinigų sąjungos pagrindu – to paties integracijos ir konvergencijos proceso etapas. Pinigų politika, neseniai buvusi kiekvienos valstybės kompetencijoje, perduota į Europos centrinio banko rankas. Savanoriškas monetarinio nacionalinio nepriklausomumo atsisakymas ir perėjimas į konsoliduotą europinį lygį – unikalus valstybių bendradarbiavimo istorijos reiškinys. / The replacement of a multi-currency system by a single currency on the basis of the European Economic and Monetary Unit is the stage in the same integration and convergence process; monetary policy that recently was the matter of each state was handed over to the European Central Bank. A voluntary rejection of monetary national independence and transition to the consolidated European level is a unique phenomenon in the history of the cooperation of the states.

Thesis (Doctoral)--Göteborg Universitet. / Thesis title and abstract on inserted sheet. Includes bibliographical references.

Ο πρωταρχικός σκοπός αυτής της διατριβής είναι η μελέτη της επίδρασης του Ευρώ στο διεθνές εμπόριο των χωρών της Οικονομικής και Νομισματικής Ένωσης (ΟΝΕ) για τη περίοδο από το 1995 έως το 2007. Επιπλέον, εκτιμήθηκε η παραπάνω επίδραση και στο τομεακό εμπόριο, με την ανάλυση της επίδρασης του Ευρώ στους δέκα βασικούς τομείς της παραγωγής των παραπάνω οικονομιών. Συνοπτικά, τα αποτελέσματα αυτής της διατριβής δείχνουν ότι το εμπόριο αυξάνεται αρκετά για τις χώρες του Ευρώ σε σύγκριση με αυτό των άλλων χωρών του ΟΑΣΑ. Επίσης βρίσκεται ότι το Ευρώ όχι μόνο δεν προκαλεί εμπορική παρεκτροπή αλλά αυξάνει επίσης το εμπόριο των χωρών της ΟΝΕ με τον υπόλοιπο κόσμο. Επιπλέον, οι κλάδοι που επηρεάστηκαν περισσότερο από την εισαγωγή αυτού του κοινού νομίσματος είναι οι κλάδοι εντάσεως εργασίας. Από την άλλη, αν και υπήρχε αυξημένο εμπόριο μεταξύ των χωρών της Ένωσης πριν την εισαγωγή του Ευρώ, αυτή δεν ήταν η γενεσιουργός αιτία της δημιουργίας της. Τέλος, το Ευρώ υπήρξε ο σπουδαιότερος παράγοντας που εξηγεί την αύξηση της εξαγωγικής απόδοσης των χωρών της ΟΝΕ για την περίοδο 1995-2007. / The primary purpose of this PhD thesis is to study how the Euro affects the international trade of the countries of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) for the period from 1995 to 2007. Furthermore, the above effect is estimated and analyzed in the ten key sectors of production of these economies. In summary, the results of this thesis show that, trade increases considerably for the countries of the Euro compared with that of other OECD countries. Moreover, the Euro does not cause trade diversion. On the other hand, the sectors, which are most affected by the introduction of this common currency, are the labor-intensive ones. Although, before the introduction of the Euro, there was an increase in trade between the EU countries, this did not cause the creation of EMU. Finally, the Euro was the most important factor explaining the increase in export performance of EMU countries for the period 1995-2007.

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The master thesis examines the development of competitiveness in Germany and Italy in the context of common currency and outlines the implications of this development. The theoretical part focuses on the perception of competitiveness on national level and the impact of the Economic and Monetary Union membership on the economies and their competitiveness in general. Subsequently, the most commonly observed indicators concerning national competitiveness from a narrower and broader point of view are introduced. In the practical part, broader economic and historical context is presented, followed by an assessment of the competitiveness of both economies on the basis of selected indicators: unit labour costs, the labour market situation, productivity, export performance and structure, nominal and real exchange rate developments and current account developments. The final part analyses the development of competitiveness according to the multi-criteria assessments of the World Economic Forum and the International Institute for Management Development.

The diploma thesis is focused on the evaluation of the macroeconomic indicators of Euro Area Member States within 1997 -- 2008. This evaluation considers both the time period before and after introduction of Euro. The first chapter is dedicated to the development of the European and Monetary Union and the following two chapters contain analysis of economic development of the Euro Area within 1997 -- 2001 and 2002 -- 2008. The last chapter results from the current situation on the world markets and it is concerned in the evaluation of the development in the times of economic crisis including measures which has been adopted. By comparison of these two time periods the attention is aimed to the evaluation of the economic development of the Member States in terms of chosen macroeconomic indicators which results from convergence criteria. They are also complemented by important national economic indicators.

The study is focused on analysing of the process of convergence of the Czech republic to the European Economic and Monetary Union. There are three main topics: real convergence, nominal convergence and the Maastricht convergence criteria. The status of convergence of the Czech republic is analysed at the end of the year 2008.

The thesis deals with the Economic and Monetary Union and its implications for the Czech Republic and Poland. It defines the main terms, outlines the development of monetary integration in Europe and specifies the conditions necessary for introducing the euro. The main objective of the thesis is, based on an analysis of strategic documents of the Czech Republic and Poland, to assess their readiness to join the Economic and Monetary Union and to describe contributions and risks related to introducing the euro.

This diploma thesis deals with the problem of real convergence of new member countries of the Eurozone. Development in recent years in Europe has clearly shown that monetary union is suitable only for homogenous group of countries. The main aim of the thesis is to analyze the progress of convergence in Slovakia, Slovenia and Estonia after the year 2000 and answer the question which country was best prepared to join the monetary union. Used method of investigation is analysis of historical time series and regression analysis. Main conclusion of the thesis is that highest level of convergence was achieved in Slovenia, but the country with lowest cost of joining Eurozone was Estonia. In final part of the thesis is presented own forecast of future development of real convergence until the year 2030. Theoretical background of the prognosis is based on Solow's growth model and resulting theory of convergence.

1 Abstract The thesis analyses and critically appraises within a broad context legal disputes concerning the activity of the ECB during the European debt crisis. The analysis is based on legal norms regulating the European monetary union and the political and economic circumstances of their creation. The thesis consists of seven chapters. The first chapter concerns the history of genesis of the Economic and Monetary Union. The second chapter portrays the institutional status, objectives, tasks and instruments of the ECB. It also depicts the components of ECB independence as its key atribute. The third chapter adds some economic thought and theories connected to monetary unions. The theory of optimum currency areas is introduced as well as the costs and benefits of membership in a monetary union. The fourth chapter contains a brief account of the beginnning of the European debt crisis and the measures taken by Member States and the ECB in response to it, particularly the EFSF and ESM mechanisms of financial stability and non-standard monetary policy measures of the ECB. The fifth, sixth and seventh chapters are dedicated to specific proceedings conducted before the CJEU. These are the Pringle, Gauweiler and Weiss cases in which CJEU confirmed that the actions of Member States and the ECB were in accordance...