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Sloped Curve har ett intressant inlägg om potentiella spänningar mellan Euro-länderna. Problemet är den ”orättvisa” räntesättningen som gör att vissa länder får dyrare lån jämfört med andra, om politikerna vill att Europeiska Centralbanken ska stå för lånen så kommer alla medlemsländer få betala för att enskilda länders misslyckanden.

Idag publiceras en artikel på Vox EU som visar på problem mellan EMU-länderna och de nya EU-länder som står utanför EMU. Det tycks mig som att problemet är ungefär samma som Sloped Curve tar upp, fast i större utsträckning. Och de tycks mig som att de rekommendationer som förs fram låter som de Sloped Curve varnade för.

The EU cannot be indifferent to the worsening of the crisis in the new member states, if only because it promoted openness to foreign direct investment in their banking and financial sectors. Western European ownership of new member states banks had a role in the pervasive development of foreign-currency loans to the private sector in many countries in the region, which adds to their vulnerability.

When the crisis intensified, the euro area understandably gave priority to coordinating decisions among the participant countries and with the ECB. But the euro-area institutions now need to recognise that the consequences of their actions are not confined to the currency area – they should take their broader effects into account when making decisions.
Right or wrong, some new member states now perceive solidarity to be in short supply when crisis strikes. To correct this perception, the EU needs to discuss the contentious issues openly and ensure that common, rather than divergent, conclusions are drawn. This will help avoid creating a new divide within Europe.

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