At its 10th anniversary the EMU had to stand the baptism of fire caused by the "Great Recession" 2009. By and large it mastered this test. The introduction of the Euro, however, has brought to light the latent weaknesses in competitiveness of some member states of the Euro area, consisting up to...

The Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Korea (EU-South Korea FTA) is the first of the new generation of FTAs launched in 2007 as part of the "Global Europe" initiative. These agreements, based on solid economic criteria, will represent a stepping stone for future...

Nach einer bemerkenswert raschen Erholung von der globalen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise 2008/09 schlitterten die meisten Industriestaaten in eine Staatsschuldenkrise. In Europa hat sie sich, ausgehend von Griechenland Ende 2009/Anfang 2010 vor allem auf die Peripheriestaaten der Eurozone...