Stehn, Jürgen - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1997
, the treaty of Maastricht widened the competences of the EU in various areas of economic policy. At the same time, the … to a mutual recognition or harmonization of varying standards, norms, and regulations among EU member countries. Moreover … of the EU has gone beyond the economic optimal degree and is, therefore, indeed in contradiction to a full membership of …