The investigation of the sequencing of liberalization in the EU financial services industry is the primary object of this study. The relevance of the EU model for financial liberalization is threefold. First, the EU route towards liberalization in financial services could be regarded as a...

On May 1, 2004, ten countries in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe will become full members of the EU. The parliaments and monetary authorities of the ten accession countries have already to a large extent adapted their legal and institutional structures to the new Europe-wide environment....

Überlegungen, wie Wirtschaftskrisen in der EU künftig wirksamer bekämpft und die wirtschaftspolitische Steuerung im Eurogebiet verbessert werden könnten, kreisen oft um die Idee einer Lastenteilung: Wenn die Ressourcen aller Mitgliedstaaten zusammengelegt würden, nähme die Belastung der...

New obstacles to the European banking union have emerged over the last year, but a successful transition remains both necessary and possible. The key next step will be in the second half of 2014, when the European Central Bank (ECB) will gain supervisory authority over most of Europe's banking...