L 1:     The European Union: structure, governance, history

L2:      Economics of Monetary Union: cost and benefits of a single currency

L3:      Integrating national economies: from segmented markets to a single

           market

L4:      The struggle for monetary stability: the “snake” and the EMS

L5:      “Parallel currency” – a painless approach to monetary union?

L6:      Structured approaches: the Werner and the Delors Plans

L7:      The issue of policy coordination: fiscal policy in a monetary union

L8:      From blueprint to political commitment: the Maastricht Treaty

L9:      From many to one: the Statutes of the ESCB and of the ECB

L10:    Making nails with heads: laying down the operational and procedural

            features of EMU

L11:    The ECB’s monetary policy since 1999 (guest lecture)

L12:    over five years of EMU: assessment and outlook (possibly with outside

            participation)

pl. note: some of these topics may not be covered within a single 1 ½ hour lecture