Roundtable: EU Courts and the Economic and Monetary Union

Abstract

The purpose of the Roundtable is to discuss the role of courts in the field of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), in particular in the aftermath of the financial crisis. In June 2015 the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) delivered a key judgment in the Gauweiler case, dealing with the legality of the Outright Monetary Transaction (OMT) program of the European Central Bank (ECB). The judgment of the ECJ strongly backed the action of the ECB in responding to the Euro-crisis. However, the case is now pending again in front of the German Constitutional Court, the Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG). The judgment of the BVerfG on the OMT program is expected in early Spring 2016. As such, the purpose of the panel is to take stock of the decision of the BVerfG and, by bringing together some leading experts on courts and EMU, to discuss its implication for the future of the EU.

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Speaker: Stefania Baroncelli	View Paper Details
Speaker: Darinka Piquani	View Paper Details
Speaker: Federico Fabbrini	View Paper Details