ISBN : 9782343000213
AN ILLUSION OF EUROPEAN UNITY REVEALED BY THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
Serge Dufoulon et Gilles Rou et
The on-going situation in the European Union, undoubtedly, creates a sense of uncertainty about the future shape of the Union itself and its consequences for citizens. Benefits of the political and economic integration (for instance single market and monetary union) as well as solidarity between the Member States have been put into question. Since the economic crisis in the United States of America occurred in 2007 and its spill-over effect on Europe started to become visible more and more rapidly, huge differences, sensu largo, between the EU countries were revealed. Nevertheless, the economic crisis that we still witness in Europe cannot be simply explained as a result of the incautious steps made...