Economic governance of the European Union during the crisis: Consequences for the process of integration

Authors

  • María Luz Martínez Alarcón Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
  • María Gabriela Lagos Rodríguez Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.176.05

Keywords:

European integration, crisis, economic governance, political and economic consequences.

Abstract


This article aims to analyze the consequences of the new economic governance of the European Union on the European integration process, from an interdisciplinary point of view. From the legal point of view, new developments in European economic governance have strengthened the inter-governmental approach typified by the Stability and Growth Pact at the expense of transparency and accountability, so much so that it becomes difficult to refer to a legitimate and limited European power. From the economic point of view, the current concrete implementation of the updated Fiscal Stability Treaty during a period of economic crisis has provoked a loss of convergence among Member State economies, impacting negatively on territorial cohesion.

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