The European Central Bank

SUBJECTS THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK ECONOMY Contents The European Central Bank (ECB) is the institution responsible for independently implementing the monetary policy of the Euro area. It was created in 1998 and has its headquarters in Frankfurt. The ECB and the rest...

Overcoming Franco-German Rivalry

SUBJECTS OVERCOMING FRANCO-GERMAN RIVALRY HISTORY Contents Franco-German reconciliation was seen as the first challenge for establishing lasting peace in Europe and as a base on which to build greater collaboration between the countries of Europe. Robert Schuman, who...

The Marshall Plan

SUBJECTS THE MARSHALL PLAN HISTORY Contents Faced with the bleak panorama of post-war Europe and the difficulty that the European states encountered to meet their debt payments, in 1948, US Secretary of State George Catlett Marshall launched an ambitious plan to aid...