Economic and monetary union

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on European economic and monetary union. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
23.05.2013	Voting Behaviour in the EU Council
	This Note looks at the voting behaviour of Member States in the EU Council when a Qualified Majority is required for the adoption of an EU measure, and at other factors which may influence the outcome of a QMV decision. It also considers the UK's voting record and possible future scenarios when the voting rules change and the Eurozone expands.
11.12.2012	Recent EU Treaty Amendments and UK Ratification
	This Note outlines the three Treaty amendments that have been adopted under amended Article 48 TEU since the Lisbon Treaty came into force and how these amendments have been ratified in the UK.
24.10.2012	The eurozone crisis: action taken by the European Central Bank (ECB)
	This note discusses some of the 'unconventional' measures taken by the ECB in response to the euro crisis and the political controversy they have generated.
16.07.2012	Germany and the Euro Rescue Agreements
	This Note looks at German political and public views of the euro rescue package, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and issues surrounding the ESM in Germany.
25.05.2012	The eurozone crisis - rescuing Greece
	Greece's long-standing public debt problem became a crisis at the start of 2010 and has since escalated to a point where it threatens the survival of the euro. This note describes the country's May 2010 and February 2012 bail-out agreements, the results of the May 2012 elections, future prospects, and implications of euro exit

Research Papers

Date	Description
30.08.2012	European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill
	This Bill enables the UK to ratify an amendment to Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
27.03.2012	The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: political issues
	This paper looks at the background to the TSCG, the reasons for the UK's non-participation and some of the issues it raises, such as its effectiveness, its relationship with the EU Treaties and EU law, the use of the EU institutions in a non-EU treaty, and whether it could give rise to a 'two-speed' Europe and further UK isolation in the EU.
01.07.2003	Economic indicators
	Economic indicators. (Includes article on the RPI to HICP - a new inflation measure for the UK). House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/57.
04.06.2003	The euro: background to the five economic tests
	The euro: background to the five economic tests. House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/53.
16.07.2002	The euro-zone: the early years and UK convergence
	The euro-zone: the early years and UK convergence. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/45.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
07.02.2012	Euro area crisis.
	European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
22.03.2011	Future of economic governance in the European Union.
	European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]
08.03.2011	Amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
	European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords]

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
23.11.2011	MARGARET THATCHER AND THE SINGLE CURRENCY
	That this House notes that 21 years ago Margaret Thatcher was forced out of office; further notes that her opposition to a Single European Currency was a major contributing factor to ...
03.11.2010	EU FUNDING FOR SYMBIAN MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM
	That this House notes the fact that the European Union is seeking to use 22 million euros of hard-pressed taxpayers' money to subsidise a mobile operating system called Symbian; further ...
07.09.2010	GREECE AND THE EUROZONE
	That this House notes the comments by Professor Hans-Werner Sinn, head of the prestigious German IFO Institute, reported on 6 September 2010, that Greece abandoning the euro and re-establishing ...

Lords Library Notes

Date	Description
16.05.2012	European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill (HL Bill 3 of 2012-13)
	This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill [HL] on 23 May 2012.
10.02.2012	Debate on 16 February: Recent Developments in the European Union
	This Library Note considers reaction to recent developments in the EU, ahead of the debate in the House of Lords on 16 February 2012.