Bulletin n. 3/2009
January 2010
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Bourrinet Jacques
    L'évolution de la zone euro au travers de la plasticité de ses frontières
    in Revue de l'Union européenne/Revue du Marché Commun et de l'Union européenne , n. 532, octobre-novembre ,  2009 ,  593-598
    As Euro is the single currency of the European Union, it could presumably be supposed that the borders of the Euro zone would necessarily match those of the European Union, either immediately or in the near future. Yet, none of the five configurations of the Euro Zone noted since 1/1/99 encompass all of the member countries of the European Union. Therefore the single currency does no exist in reality, it has been, for over ten years, an inaccessible objective. In 2009, the Euro Zone includes only 16 of the 27 countries of the European Union. For many resons, the term of a Euro Zone encompassing all Union Countries remains open although the duty to adopt the single currency is formally written down in the European Union treaty as in the various EU membership treaties. The borders of the Euro Zone seem to change by the effect of conflicting movements. While stringent access conditions tend to limit the perimeter of the area, institutional and political pressure prompts an ongoing enlargement of the area.
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