The Protocol of Frankfurt: a new treaty for the eurozone

"At a time when the EU finds itself in a perfect storm of crises which it seems unable to overcome, a bold move is needed to reinvigorate the EU’s system of government and stave off the risk of disintegration. In order to address the inherent weakness of the EU’s monetary and economic governanc...

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Main Author: Duff, Andrew
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Brussels 2015
EPC
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19107730124919259129-The-Protocol-of-Frankfurt-a-ne.htm
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description "At a time when the EU finds itself in a perfect storm of crises which it seems unable to overcome, a bold move is needed to reinvigorate the EU’s system of government and stave off the risk of disintegration. In order to address the inherent weakness of the EU’s monetary and economic governance, this pamphlet proposes a new treaty for the eurozone: the Protocol of Frankfurt. Written by Andrew Duff, former Member of the European Parliament and Visiting Fellow at the EPC, it is the first ever attempt to draft a treaty aimed at setting up a fiscal union. “The Protocol of Frankfurt provides the constitutional framework for a proper economic government and will, hopefully, also serve to accelerate the debate on the Five Presidents’ Report”. Realising that the time is not ripe for a major constitutional overhaul, the pamphlet instead puts forward a shorter treaty revision that concentrates on re-engineering the Maastricht arrangements for the economic and monetary union, taking on the form of a Protocol to be added on to the existing Treaties. Article 48(2) of the Treaty on European Union allows the government of any member state, the European Parliament or the Commission to table amendments to the Treaties. Our hope is that somebody, informed by this draft Protocol, does just that."
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The Protocol of Frankfurt: a new treaty for the eurozone
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title The Protocol of Frankfurt: a new treaty for the eurozone
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fiscal policy
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url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19107730124919259129-The-Protocol-of-Frankfurt-a-ne.htm