Stehn, Jürgen - Kiel Institute for the World Economy - 1997
to a mutual recognition or harmonization of varying standards, norms, and regulations among EU member countries. Moreover …, the treaty of Maastricht widened the competences of the EU in various areas of economic policy. At the same time, the … of the EU has gone beyond the economic optimal degree and is, therefore, indeed in contradiction to a full membership of …