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The Economics of
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Xenia Matschke
Chair of International Economic Policy
Winter Term 16/17
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Principal
Textbook
Chapter 1 History
Rotterdam
1940
London 1940
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Warsaw, 1945
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Reichstag 1945
Frankfurter Allee 1945
Dresden
1945
Dresden
1945
Cologne
(Kln)
1945
In numbers:
Germany was divided into US, UK, French, and Soviet zones.
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Falling trade barriers within the EEC and within EFTA lead
to discrimination.
Charles de Gaulle
1890-1970
Jacques Delors
1925-
The Cold War ends without a shot (?) and with it, the military
division of Europe ends.
Five tries:
Amsterdam Treaty, 1997;
Nice Treaty, 2000;
Constitutional Treaty, 2004;
Lisbon Treaty, signed in 2007, came into effect in December
2009.
Failed to agree main reforms set out as the goal for the Treaty.
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Nice Treaty (2000)
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Not a success!
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Eastern Enlargement
and the Constitutional Treaty (2004)
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Goal was to avoid referendums without changing the substance. But Irish
Constitution required a referendum: Irish voters initially rejected the Treaty,
reversing their vote after some concessions.
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Lisbon Treaty (2):
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Eurozone Crisis
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Interest rate convergence caused by EMU formation.
Sharp divergence triggered by the crisis
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Eurozone Crisis
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Eurozone long-run interest rates, 2007-2015
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Brexit
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Eurosceptics:
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Boris Johnson:
Speech to Conservative Party Conference 2016
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EU bureaucrats:
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Primary sources:
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Asylum applications (non-EU) in the EU-28
Member States (thousands)
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Countries of origin of (non-EU) asylum seekers
in the EU-28 Member States (thousands)
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Number of first instance and final decisions on
(non-EU) asylum applications (thousands)
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EU sanctions (1)
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European Union External Action:
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Key Dates
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Key Dates (2)
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Key Dates (3)
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