Specialists give evidence on Economic and Monetary Union
2 February 2016
The EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee continues its inquiry with evidence from an academic and two specialists on issues relating to the role of the IMF and to European economic and monetary affairs.
- Parliament TV: Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union
- Inquiry: Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union
- EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 3 February in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster
At 10.15am
- Professor Lucia Quaglia, Department of Politics, University of York
- Dr Andrew Lilico, Executive Director and Principal, Europe Economics
- David Marsh, Managing Director, OMFIF (Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum)
Possible questions
The witnesses are likely to answer questions on the following areas:
- The Five Presidents' Report and the actions introduced in the short term by the European Commission on 21 October
- Direct or indirect implications of greater political integration within the Eurozone for EU institutions and the impacts this might have on non-euro area Member States, particularly the UK
- How the approach by Europe's leaders to deal with the euro crisis is regarded in the international financial community
- The impact of fiscal rules on the sustainability of economic and monetary union
- The definition and potential benefits of fiscal union
- Potential consequences of not completing the banking union in the short and medium term
- What the eurozone and wider EU can learn from the US about the role played by capital markets and their effect on financial stability
Further information
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