The European Union’s economic governance: prospects for recovery, reform and Europe 2020 [WP1066]

This conference asked the following questions:

• How might the EU’s economy be governed after the credit crunch and sovereign debt crises?
• Can the Stability and Growth Pact, economic sanctions and the proposed European Monetary Fund strengthen Eurozone governance?
• How might the ‘Europe 2020’ programme be best implemented?
• How may economic governance in the EU 27 operate in relation to new Eurozone frameworks resulting from recent crises and the Lisbon Treaty?