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L'Eurogroupe : bilan et perspectives

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[fre] Le traité de Maastricht prévoit des procédures complexes, peu connues du grand public, pour organiser la coordination des politiques économiques des États membres de l’Union européenne. Cette architecture est le produit d’une réflexion ancienne sur l’Union monétaire. Mais le traité ne prévoit pas explicitement de coordination entre les pays qui ont adopté l’euro. C’est pour réparer cet oubli que le groupe des ministres des Finances de la zone euro, ou Eurogroupe, a été mis en place en 1998. L’Eurogroupe a acquis progressivement plus de visibilité publique. Pourquoi avoir créé cette enceinte alors que les ministres des Finances continuent à se réunir à quinze dans le cadre du Conseil Ecofin ? Quel bilan porter sur les trois premières années d’activité de l’Eurogroupe, et quelles évolutions sont envisagées ? Telles sont les questions auxquelles cet article répond brièvement. . Classification JEL : D71, E61, H77 [eng] The Eurogroup : achievement and challenges . The Maastricht treaty foresees complex procedures, little known by public, to organise the economic policy co-ordination of the European Union Member states. This situation is the product of a former reflection on monetary Union. But the treaty does not foresee explicitly co-ordination between the countries which adopted the euro. The group of Ministers of finances in the euro zone, or Eurogroup, was set up in 1998 to repair this neglect. The Eurogroup acquired gradually more public visibility. Why to create this group while Ministers of finances continue to meet within the framework of the council Ecofin ? What achievement concerns the first three years of activity of the Eurogroup, and what evolutions are envisaged ? This article answers briefly these questions. . JEL classifications : D71, E61, H77

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  • Benoît Coeuré, 2002. "L'Eurogroupe : bilan et perspectives," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 65(1), pages 69-80.
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    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.2002.3768
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    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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