The Politics of the Eurogroup: Governing Crisis and Conflict in the European Union

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Joscha Abels (University of Tübingen, Germany)

The Politics of the Eurogroup

Governing Crisis and Conflict in the European Union

Joscha Abels (University of Tübingen, Germany)

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English

Routledge
30 June 2023

Political structure & processes; Political economy

Series: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy

The Politics of the Eurogroup provides an intriguing look inside the euro crisis and the secretive forum of finance ministers that came to dominate it.

The history of the European Union is a history of crises and the leaps of integration they triggered. As the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and global power competition are clouding the prospects of the European economies, the member states are looking for solutions. Yet they find their options highly constrained by the economic and political realities created in the decade of the euro crisis. This book fuses a critical political economy perspective on structural relations within the Economic and Monetary Union with a power- based approach to its institutions. It explains why a political project of European austerity emerged from the Eurogroup and side-lined alternative policies, with repercussions still felt today. The author introduces a series of interviews with key decision-makers – ministers, central bankers, and EU officials – as well as leaked audio recordings from Eurogroup meetings to give an authentic report of the power struggles between finance ministers. The book retraces how the Eurogroup rose to prominence in the crisis and how a few northern countries – led by the German and Dutch finance ministries – were able to exploit the group’s informal processes to shape the Economic and Monetary Union to their advantage.

With its interdisciplinary and investigative approach, this book will be of great interest for scholars and students concerned with European integration, international political economy, economics, institutionalism, and governance. It will also be of value for policy makers in the fields of European politics and economic governance.

By: Joscha Abels (University of Tübingen Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 548g
ISBN: 9781032478456
ISBN 10: 1032478454
Series: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 30 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: The Legacy of the Eurogroup Decade 1. The Eurogroup’s History and Institutional Peculiarities 2. Institutions in the Regulation of the EMU 3. The Euro Crisis as a Structural Crisis of the EMU 4. The Eurogroup Filling the Regulation Vacuum 5. The Project of Austerity-Political Restructuring 6. The Finance Ministers in the Greek Crisis 7. Institutional Power in the Eurogroup's Conflict over the Greek Program Conclusions: The Eurogroup and Austerity in an Era of Global Challenges

Joscha Abels is a researcher and lecturer with the Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen, Germany. His research focuses on the political economy of the Economic and Monetary Union, particularly its institutional architecture and matters of economic and fiscal governance. His current projects are located in the fields of infrastructure policy and geoeconomics, with a particular focus on the EU and its position in global competition.