The logic of one currency only having one finance minister

by Guntram B. Wolff on 9th January 2012

Following the summit on the fate of the euro area on December 9, and this after a long series of summits in 2011, we should expect a large number of further summits in 2012. Indeed, the euro area faces severe challenges, with a break-up of the monetary union now being openly discussed.

Guntram Wolff, author of the policy brief "What kind of fiscal union?", comments on the idea of creating of a true eurozone finance ministry with tax-raising powers.

This article was published in Parliamentary Brief.