On Wednesday 17 January, a group of French and German economists published a report in which they call for several measures to reform Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). This text echoes the proposals of the European Commission of December 2017 on deepening EMU(see EUROPE 11920).
Taking note of good news on the economic front and a return to growth in the Eurozone, the economists however consider that “reforms are urgently required in the euro area if monetary union is to keep its promise...