{"id":17815,"title":"Are the Eurozone Countries too Different?","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/economy-security-trade\/are-the-eurozone-countries-too-different\/","date":"18. Januar 2018","date_unix":1516262541,"date_modified_unix":1754482786,"date_iso":"2018-01-18T08:02:21+00:00","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><em>In the publication series \u201cEuropa briefing\u201d, that first appeared in November 2017, our colleagues from &#8222;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strengthentheeuro.eu\/en\/homepage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" >Repair and Prepare: Strengthen the Euro<\/a>&#8222;, a joint project between the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Jacques Delors Institut \u2013 Berlin, cover key topics of European politics and present possible scenarios. What is the problem? What might happen next? And what can politics do now? Each week, we will present one of these briefings for you on this blog. Alternatively, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strengthentheeuro.eu\/en\/homepage\/projects\/europa-briefings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.strengthentheeuro.eu\/en\/homepage\/projects\/europa-briefings\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1513667802510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhR1gJsedKvFV9cxD-v7qNOfu2PA\">click here<\/a> to find all the Europa briefings on the website of the project. <\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Week&#8217;s Briefing: Convergence<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Eurozone countries are economically different. The crisis has rendered some of these differences more acute and this could destabilize the currency union. The Eurozone countries therefore need to agree on which type of convergence is most important to them and the best way to achieve it. In what areas should they converge? What differences could or should remain? And what policy instruments are required to achieve this?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Simply click on the download window above to find out the answers to all these questions and more.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201eThe Europa briefing series is published as part of \u201cRepair and Prepare: Strengthen the euro\u201d. For this project, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has joined forces with the Jacques Delors Institut \u2013 Berlin to provide a roadmap for a stronger Economic and Monetar<span lang=\"EN-US\">y <\/span>Union. You can find all briefings and further publications on the future of the Eurozone on the website of the project <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strengthentheeuro.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.strengthentheeuro.eu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1513667802510000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJoo1MzZ20uxa_FF_iT_3svubldA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">www.strengthentheeuro.eu<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17453\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2.jpg\" alt=\"171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2-644x1024.jpg 644w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2-768x1222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2-600x954.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2-966x1536.jpg 966w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/12\/171110_JDI_Convergence_Auskopplung_EN_Facts_ap2-1288x2048.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","excerpt":"<p>The Eurozone countries are economically different. The crisis has rendered some of these differences more acute and this could destabilize the currency union. The Eurozone countries therefore need to agree on which type of convergence is most important to them and the best way to achieve it.<\/p>\n","thumbnail":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/01\/Convergence-Title.jpg","thumbnailsquare":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/01\/Convergence-Title.jpg","authors":[{"id":3177,"name":"Katharina Gnath","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/blogger\/katharina-gnath\/"}],"categories":[{"id":596,"name":"Economic Security &amp; Trade","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/economy-security-trade\/"}],"tags":[{"id":151,"name":"Publications","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/publications\/"}]}