of contributors to examine the options available to EU policymakers. As the threats to European Monetary Union resurface … now, six of the same authors return in this issue's Forum to reassess the situation, in particular with regard to the EU … arguments eight months ago, the EU's current predicament has shifted the prevailing sentiment strongly toward the pessimistic …

inclusive growth" and greater policy coordination between the EU and national governments. While the document was greeted with …

The EU has long viewed economic and institutional convergence as important goals, but the results thus far have been … necessary? What steps can be taken to improve convergence in the EU, and how can success be defined? Finally, how much …