European currency system: problems and developments of prospective evaluation

Наталія Валерьївна Безрукова; Віталій Анатолійович Свічкарь

doi:10.26906/eip.2019.1(72).1437

Authors

Наталія Валерьївна Безрукова Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University
Віталій Анатолійович Свічкарь Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26906/eip.2019.1(72).1437

Keywords:

European currency system, the Euro zone, European Union, European integration, euro

Abstract

In the article the authors investigated the problems of the European monetary system functioning. It is emphasized that the EU and the Euro zone are currently suffering from strain and unsolved problems, which do not exclude gradual decrease in the EU countries consolidation and influence.

The aim of the article is to analyze present days’ problems of European Union functioning and European monetary system, in particular evaluation their further development perspectives.

Debt crisis in the Euro zone sets a question to the single European currency and European integration prospective. It is noted by the authors that as a result of economic crisis Europe are divided into two macro regions, which are unsuccessful “South” and prosperous “North”. Numerous prognoses foresee various scenarios for the situation development, from pessimistic to optimistic ones. However political efforts of the leading EU countries, primarily Germany, France, and the Netherlands are required.

Author Biographies

Наталія Валерьївна Безрукова, Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

PhD (Economic Sciences), Associate Professor

Віталій Анатолійович Свічкарь, Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University

PhD (Economic Sciences), Associate Professor

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