EU Financial Reform and New Opportunities for European Integration

To the extent that the European Union (EU) financial system is subject to structural deficiencies and constitutional challenges which render it less than optimal, the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has brought those deficiencies squarely into view and issued the challenge for institutional reform to...

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Published inAustralian international law journal Vol. 17; pp. 159 - 176
Main Author Michael Longo
Format Journal Article
Published 01.01.2010
Subjects
Capital market
Corporate governance
Economic policy
Financial crises
Financial institutions
Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009)
Law and legislation
European Union countries
Europe
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ISSN1325-5029

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Summary:To the extent that the European Union (EU) financial system is subject to structural deficiencies and constitutional challenges which render it less than optimal, the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has brought those deficiencies squarely into view and issued the challenge for institutional reform to overcome them. While the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon will potentially smooth the path to further European integration and enable the new President of the EU and EU 'Foreign Minister' to communicate and pursue EU interests more vigorously, there is a need for greater fiscal power to be assigned to the EU level of governance to complement other reforms.
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Australian International Law Journal, Vol. 17, 2010: [159]-176
ISSN:1325-5029