Modern European Economics
German Reunification- On October 1989 the East German government was in crisis. President Honecker resigned, and his successor, Egon Krenz, promised to give Germany a reform. November 9, it was decided that the Berlin wall no longer served as a function, and east and west Germans attacked the wall tearing it down, as a result, they formed a union, stabilizing social and economic structures. The financial systems merged, and economic problems out grew from this change. The cost of providing goods and services between the east and the west caused strain, and money loss,
The development of the Euro has been successful in helping people, services, capital and goods to move more freely among Europe. The currency is divided into Euro dollars and Euro cents. Maastricht Treaty- Agreement that put the European Union as successor to the European Community. There are seven notes, from the five-Euro dollar note through to the 500-Euro dollar. January 1, 2002 the new currency arrived in European countries of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Euro currency- The Euro originated from the Treaties, the aim was to have a common European market that would increase the economic prosperity. Shock therapy program- Prime Minister Yeltsin's economic reform for Russia which included freeing prices, and removing legal barriers to private trade and manufacture. There are eight coins, ranging from one Euro cent to two Euro dollars. It introduced a central banking system, and common currency. This caused cutting of social services, increased taxes, and reducing government subsides. It also worked toward establishing a common foreign and security policy. It suffered foreign reserves which impaired the countries ability to import goods. Collapse of the Soviet Union- The USSR collapsed in 1991 causing it to become an independent nation. The progressing problems of the new government caused an exceptional time of economic crisis that effected Russia and putting it in a much worse state in which it had been in an economic decline since the 1970s . The treaty was signed in 1991, it was ratified and later took effect in 1993.
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European Community,
Portugal Spain,
Union- USSR,
Minister Yeltsin's,
East German,
President Honecker,
European Union,
Reunification- October,
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