:''Also see
Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union.''
An 'economic and monetary union' is a
single market with a common currency. It is to be distinguished from a mere
currency union (e.g. the
Latin Monetary Union in the 1800s), which does not involve a single market.
This is the fifth stage of
economic integration.
EMU is established through a currency-related
trade pact.
List of Economic and Monetary Unions
Current
★ The largest economic and monetary union at present is the
Eurozone. The Eurozone consists of the
European Union member states that have completed the third stage of the '
EMU' by adopting the
Euro. Some
non-EU members have also adopted the
Euro, but they are not part of this
EMU.
Proposed
★ Economic and monetary union of the
Caribbean Community
★ Economic and monetary union of the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
★ Economic and monetary union of the
East African Community (EAC), due in 2009
★ Economic and monetary union of the
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), due in 2010
★ Economic and monetary union of the
Southern African Development Community (SADC), due in 2016
★ Economic and monetary union of the
Union of South American Nations (Unasul), due in 2019
★ Economic and monetary union of the
African Economic Community (AEC), due in 2028
Defunct
★ The
Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union has been in place since
1921, though it has largely been subsumed by
Benelux and the
Eurozone.
See also
★
Monetary Union (Currency Union)
★
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (Bretton Woods)
External links
★
Economic and Monetary Union, EMU – on the
euabc.com website