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TheEuropeanMonetarySystemandtheCrea;onof
theEuroProf.GeorgeAlogoskoufis
FletcherSchool,TuAsUniversity
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TheCrea;onoftheEuropeanMonetarySystem(EMS)
• TheEuropeanMonetarySystem(EMS)wascreatedin1978inordertoensurerela;velystableexchangeratesintheEuropeanCommunity(EECnowEU).
• Thisstabilitywasaprerequisitefortheeffec;vefunc;oningoftheCommuni;es’othermechanisms,suchasthefreeintra-Communitytrade,theCommonAgriculturalPolicy(CAP),regionalandstructuralpolicyand,morerecently,theSingleMarketProgramme.
• Theini;a;vebelongedtotheFrench-GermanaxisandarrangementswereagreedintwoEuropeanCouncilsinBremeninJuly1978andinBrusselsinDecemberofthesameyear.
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TheStructureoftheEuropeanMonetarySystem
• EuropeanCurrencyUnit(ECU)
• ExchangeRateMechanism(ERM)
• FinancingFacili;es
• ExchangeRateRealignments
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TheECUandBilateralExchangeRates
• ThefirstelementoftheEMSwastheEuropeanCurrencyUnit,theECU,definedasaweightedaverageoftheCommuni;es’sna;onalcurrencies.
• Foreachna;onalcurrencyacentralratewassetagainsttheECU.
• Foranytwocurrencies,thera;ooftheircentralratesagainsttheECUprovidedtheircentralbilateralexchangerate,andtotalofbilateralcentralratesdefinedtheparitygridofthesystem.
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TheExchangeRateMechanism
• ThesecondelementofthesystemwastheExchangeRateMechanism(ERM).
• Forcurrenciespar;cipa;ngintheERM,na;onalcentralbanksundertooktomaintainmarketratesagainstanyothercurrencyinthesystemwithinpredeterminedlimitsrela;vetothebilateralcentralrates.Theselimits,un;l1993,were±2.25%.Forsomecurrencies,widerlimitswereallowed,i.earangeof±6%.
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ExchangeMarketInterven;ons
• Exchangemarketinterven;onshadtotakeplacewhenabilateralratereachedthebandlimit,andinvolvedbothofthecentralbanksconcerned.Thesewerecalledmarginalinterven;ons.Withregardtomarginalinterven;ons,thecentralbankofthestrongestcurrencyundertooktoprovidethecentralbankoftheweakercurrencywithunlimitedcredit,aAerthela`erhadusedallofitsforeignexchangereservesinthatcurrency.
• Intra-marginalinterven;onsalsotookplace,bythecentralbankoftheweakercurrency.Thesewerenotcompulsory,andrequiredtheapprovalofthecentralbankwhosecurrencywasusedintheinterven;ons.
• Thewasalsoadivergenceindicator,whichdidnotplayanessen;alrole.
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FinancingFacili;es• ThethirdelementoftheEMSwerethefinancingfacili;es,whichweredividedintothreetypes:
• 1.TheVeryShortTermFinancingFacility,2.TheShortTermMonetarySupportand3.TheMediumTermFinancialAssistance.
• Themanagementofthefirsttwobelongedtothejurisdic;onofCentralBanks,whilethethirdwasunderthejurisdic;onoftheCouncilofMinisters.
• TheShortTermMonetarySupportprovidedshort-termcreditsforfinancingdeficitsinthebalanceofpayments,whiletheVeryShortTermFinancingFacilitywasaimedatfinancinginterven;onswithintheExchangeRateMechanism.
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ExchangeRateRealignments• ThefourthandfinalelementoftheEMSweretheperiodicrealignmentsofbilateralcentralpari;es.
• Ini;allythedecisiontoreadingthecentralpari;eswasunilateral,butlater,aAer1981,collec;vedecisionswererequiredwithintheCommunity’sMonetaryCommi`eeandtheECOFINCouncil.
• AAer1981,realignmentsdidnotcoverthefullinfla;ondifferen;albetweenthecurrencybeingdevaluedandtheothercurrencies.
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HowtheEMSWorked?• TheEMSreducedfluctua;onsinnominalandrealexchangeratesinEurope,thuscontribu;ngtoexchangeratestability.
• However,despiteitssymmetricaldesign,theEMSoperatedasymmetrically.
• AsymmetriescamefromthefactthatGermanmonetarypolicywassystema;callymorerestric;vethaninothereconomiespar;cipa;nginthesystem,andbythefactthattheDMwasaninterna;onalcurrencytoamuchgreaterextentthantheothercurrenciesoftheEuropeanUnion.
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ABroadDMZone• Themorerestric;vemonetarypolicyoftheGermanBundesbankledtotheneedforintra-marginalinterven;onsbyothercentralbanks.Thus,monetarypolicybecamemorerestric;veinallthecountriesthatpar;cipatedinthesystem.Otherwise,thepressureonweakercurrencieswasstrongandresultedintheneedforrealignment(devalua;on)oftheirexchangerates.
• Becauseofcollec;vedecisionsforrealignments,devalua;onsincountrieswithloosemonetarypolicyandhighinfla;on,wasneverequaltothecumula;veinfla;ondifferen;albetweentheeconomywiththeweakcurrencyandGermany.Thus,Germanywasbecomingmoreandmorecompe;;ve.Between1986and1992,realignmentsvirtuallyceased.
• TheEMSbecameinabroadDMzone,wheremonetarypolicywasdeterminedessen;allybythepolicyofBundesbank.Therestofthesystem"borrowed"thean;-infla;onaryreputa;onoftheBundesbank,andthustherestofthecountriesendedupwithlowinfla;on.
• Atthesame;me,Germanywasgainingincompe;;veness,asithadlowerinfla;onthantherestandanyrealignmentsdidnotfullycoverthisinfla;ondifferen;al.Consequently,allcamewithsomethingoutofthesystem,withGermanyprobablywithmoreasitwasgainingincompe;;venessandwasthefocusofthesystem.
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ThePathTowardstheEuro• Theini;a;veforthecrea;onofthesinglecurrencybelongedtoFrance,whichearlyin1988,withamemorandumoftheMinisterofFinancetohisEECcolleaguesproposedthemarchtowardsthesinglecurrency.ItalyagreedimmediatelyandGermanyhadnoop;onbuttoagreeaswell.
• TheEuropeanCouncilinHanoverinJune1988setupaneight-membercommi`ee,chairedbyJacquesDelors,thenPresidentoftheEuropeanCommission,whichwouldstudythema`er.TheCommi`ee,inApril1989,submi`edareporttotheCouncilofFinanceMinisters(ECOFIN)proposingathreestageprocessforcrea;ngasinglecurrency.
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TheThreeStagesTowardsMonetaryUnion
• Thefirststageenvisagedcapitalaccountliberaliza;onforthecountriespar;cipa;ngintheEMS,un;lJuly1990.Nocountrywouldbeallowedtomaintaincapitalcontrols.
• Thesecondstage,whichbeganonJanuary1,1994,aimedatthegreatestpossibleconvergenceoffiscalandmonetarypoliciesofEUmemberstates,asenvisagedintheMaastrichtTreatyof1992,inordertoachievefiscalconvergenceandpricestability,whichweredeemednecessaryandsufficientcondi;onsformonetaryintegra;on.
• Thethirdstagewasthemonetaryunionitself,whichwouldtransferallmonetarypolicydecisionstoanindependentEuropeanCentralBank.
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TheMaastrichtTreatyandtheEuro
• Inlate1991,aAeranintergovernmentalconference(IGC),allEECmemberstatessignedinMaastrichtinHollandtheTreatyonEuropeanUnion.
• Underthistreaty,theEECwasrenamedEuropeanUnion,andinaddi;ontotheSingleMarketprogram,EECmembersagreedonadetailed;metableandcondi;onsforadop;ngthesinglecurrency.
• Thedeadlinesfortheintroduc;onofthenewcurrencywereadoptedbytheMadridEuropeanCouncilinDecember1995.ThisCouncilalsodecidedthatthe"euro"wouldbethenameforthesinglecurrency.
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TheTimetablefortheAdop;onoftheEuro
• The;metables;pulatedthatun;lJanuary1,1994theEUwouldcompletethesinglemarketandallna;onalparliamentswillhavera;fiedtheMaastrichtTreaty.
• Italsoprovidedfortheprohibi;onofmonetaryfinancingofbudgetdeficits,theliAingofallrestric;onsonthemovementofcapitalandprepara;onforpar;cipa;onintheExchangeRateMechanismoftheEuropeanMonetarySystemforthecountriesthatwerenotpartofit,aswellasthepoli;calindependenceofcentralbanks.
• Whenthesecondi;onsweresa;sfied,thesecondstageofEconomicandMonetaryUnion(EMU)wouldbegin.
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TheConvergenceCriteria• TheMaastrichtTreatyontheEuropeanUnionalsoprovidedfortheadop;onoftargetsfor1.reducingbudgetdeficitsbelow3%ofGDP,2.reducingpublicdebtbelow60%ofGDPand3.reducinginfla;onandnominalinterestratesclosetotheaverageofthethreecountrieswiththelowestinfla;onrates.
• Achievingtheseobjec;veswasconsideredasaprerequisiteforacountrytopar;cipateinthethirdstageofEMU.
• TheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropeanCentralBankwouldjudge,insocalledConvergenceReports,whetheracountrydidordidnotsa;sfythesecriteria.
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PressuresontheExchangeRateMechanism
• Thesecondasymmetryofthesystemresultedfromtheinterna;onalposi;onoftheGermanmark,whichwasaninterna;onalreservecurrency,unlikeothercurrenciesintheEMS.ThismeantthattherewerepressuresintheERM,whenthereweredisturbancesininterna;onalfinancialmarketsaffec;ngtheexchangerateofthedollarortheyen.
• ThesedisturbancescausedgreaterchangesindemandandsupplyforDMsinrela;ontootherEuropeancurrencies,resul;nginsignificantpressureonthebilateralexchangeratesofeuropeancurrenciesagainsttheDM.
• TheERMfacedconsiderablepressuresinsuchperiods,suchas1981-1983,orin1986.Thesepressuresleadtorealignmentsofcentralpari;es.
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The1992-93Crisis• Thecompleteaboli;onofcapitalcontrolssincetheearly1990smadetheERMextremelyvulnerable,asdemonstratedbythespecula;vea`acksofSeptember1992andAugust1993.
• Aseriesofadverseshocksbrokedownthedefensemechanismsofthesystem,suchasthemechanismforcoordina;ngmacroeconomicpoliciesandtherealignmentofexchangerates.
• InSeptember1992,thecredibilityoftheERMwastested,andthesystemcouldnotstandthepressures.BoththeItalianliraandtheBri;shpoundceasedtopar;cipateintheERM.
• AAerayearofrealignmentsandperiodiccrisesun;llateJuly1993,andfollowingfurtherpressureontheexchangeratesofweakercurrencies,theECOFINdecidedtoextendthefluctua;onmarginsto±15%,inordertodefusepressures.
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FactorsthatContributedtothe1992-93Crisis
• Firstly,Germanunifica'on,whichtransformedGermanyfromanetcreditortonetborrowerintheglobaleconomy.
• Second,USmonetarypolicy.In1992,duetotheelec;onsandtherecessionintheUS,monetarypolicywasmorerelaxed,andthedollarenteredintoadeprecia;onpathagainsttheDM,thatincreasedpressuresontheERM.
• Thirdly,thepoli'calcrisisinItaly.Thistookplaceata;mewhentherewasalargeincreaseinthefiscaldeficitandpublicdebt,whichcausedacrisisofconfidenceandspecula;vepressuresontheItalianlira.
• Fourth,thenega'veresultofthereferenduminDenmarkonthera;fica;onoftheMaastrichtTreaty,theprospectoftheFrenchreferendumandtheambiguousaDtudeofpoli'ciansinGreatBritain,causedgeneralcrisisofconfidenceinthesystemandintheprocessofEconomicandMonetaryUnion.
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FF/DMExchangeRate
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Infla;oninFranceandGermany
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Infla;oninItalyandGermany
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Infla;onintheUKandGermany
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Infla;onintheUSAandGermany
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TheFinalStageofEMU• ThethirdstagebeganonJanuary1,1999byirrevocablyfixingthebilateralexchangeratesofthecurrenciesofthepar;cipa;ngcountriesandthesinglecurrency.,theEuro.
• InMay1998itwasdecidedwhichcountrieswillpar;cipateinthethirdstageofEMU.Theselec;onofthe11countrieswasbasedonthefivefiscalandmonetaryconvergencecriteriaoftheMaastrichtTreaty.
• ThethirdphasewascompletedonJanuary1,2001withtheintroduc;onoftheeuroinaccoun;ngform.
• FromJanuary1,2002theeurobecamelegaltender,withtheintroduc;onofcashineverydaytransac;ons.Onthisday,thecircula;onofbanknotesandcoinsandthegradual(withintwomonths)withdrawalofna;onalcurrenciesbeganthroughouttheEuroArea.
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TheEuropeanCentralBankandtheStabilityandGrowthPact
• FromJanuary1,2001intheEuroAreaeconomythereisasinglemonetarypolicyforallcountries,decideduponandimplementedbytheEuropeanCentralBank,whichaimstoensurepricestability.
• Acentralpillarofmacroeconomicpolicycoordina;onistheStabilityandGrowthPact(SGP).ThepactrequiresalleconomiesintheEurozoneandtheEUtomaintainfiscaldeficitsbelow3%ofGDP,pursuingbudgetarybalanceoverthemediumtermandtoensurethatpublicdebtdoesnotexceed60%ofGDP,orthatittendstowardsthisobjec;ve.
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TheImplementa;onoftheStabilityandGrowthPact
• TheStabilityandGrowthPact(SGP)providesforremedialac;onforthoseeconomiesthatdonotmeettheirfiscaltargets.ThePactwasrevisedin2005,aAerseveraleconomies,includingGermanyandFrance,failedtocorrecttheirexcessivedeficits.
• TherevisedPactwasmoreflexibleregardingthe;meavailableforthecorrec;onofexcessivedeficits,butatthesame;memoredemandingintermsofachievingfiscalbalance.
• Countrieswererequiredtotendtowardsfiscalbalance(zerobudgetdeficits)duringsocalled"good;mes”,byreducingtheirdeficitsbyatleast0.5%ofGDPannually.
• AAerthecrisisof2008,theEuropeanCommissionproposedandtheECOFINCouncildecidedtoapplythepactinamoreflexibleway.
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GovernmentDeficitsintheEuroArea
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GovernmentDebtintheEuroArea
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