European Union - Thirteenth Report
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CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Foreword—What this report is about
Chapter 1: The Development and Growth of
the euro
The Development of the euro
Future growth of the euro area
Our inquiry
Chapter 2: EMU mechanisms and policy considerations
The European Central Bank
The Eurogroup
The Inflation Target
Stability and Growth Pact
Figure 1: Annual Government Current Account
Surplus/Deficit (as % of GDP)
Fiscal integration
Financial Stability
Chapter 3: The impact of Economic and Monetary
Union to date
Figure 2: Values of total trade flows
Figure 3: Eurozone—rest of world trade
values
Capital markets
Figure 4: International money market instruments,
bonds and notes
Reserve currency
Figure 5: Percentage of known reserves (measured
in US Dollars)
Exchange Rate
Figure 6: Exchange rates
Economic growth
Figure 7: Annual inflation rates in original
eurozone countries
Figure 8: Annual GDP growth rates in original
eurozone countries
Figure 9: Annual GDP growth rates in the
eurozone & selected other industrialised countries
General conclusion
Chapter 4: Summary of Conclusions
Appendix 1: Sub-Committee A (Economic and
Financial Affairs, and International Trade)
Appendix 2: List of Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence issued on 7
February 2007
Appendix 4: Glossary
Appendix 5: Reports
Oral Evidence
5 June 2007
3 July 2007
10 July 2007
17 July 2007
Written Evidence
NOTE: References in the text of the report are as
follows:
(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence
(p) refers to a page of written evidence
The Committee is grateful to HM Treasury and the
House of Lords Library for their assistance in collating data
for the figures in this report.
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