Half a Century of European Integration – Ivo Maes Shop Nu

When the Treaties of Rome were concluded, the fathers of European integration intended above all to establish the free movement of goods and a common policy in sectors such as agriculture and transport. Financial integration was far from being their main concern. With the creation of the Common Market in the sixties the first – prudent – steps were taken towards financial unification. The turmoil on the exchange markets in the seventies encouraged the European authorities to take more control of the flow of…