The looming divide within Europe
The financial crisis is now hitting several of the non-euro-area new member states hard, highlighting the shortcomings of Europe‘s monetary architecture. Crisis management in the euro area has had the unintended consequence of putting non euro-area new member states at disadvantage. Without decisive action, a new political and economic divide within Europe may emerge.
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This column first appeared on Eurointelligence.
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