Euro Area Policies: Staff Report

International Monetary Fund

No 2005/265, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper focuses on euro area policies. The monetary policy stance remains appropriate for now. Fiscal policies are falling well short of consolidation requirements, and the area remains insufficiently prepared for the looming demographic shock. Past fiscal policy failures, notably insufficient adjustment during economic upswings, have strained the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) and EMU’s fiscal framework. IMF staff has welcomed certain elements of flexibility in the SGP reforms while regretting the vagueness and open-endedness of others. Center-led structural reform programs have struggled to deliver.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; euro; price; headline inflation; appreciation; appreciation pressure; product market; oil price development; price competitiveness; EU trade policy; medium term objective; area trade; Inflation; Oil prices; Structural reforms; Price stabilization; Global; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 63
Date: 2005-08-03
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