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Economic & Monetary Union (EMU) – The Ultimate Goal! 🏆

Definition: The combination of a Common Market, Customs Union, and Monetary Union. It is the final stage of economic integration before Political Union (becoming one country).

The European Union (EU) is an EMU.

  • Single Market (Goods/People move freely).
  • Single Currency (Euro).
  • Coordinated Policies (Agriculture, Competition).

What's next? Political Union: Like the USA. 50 states became one country. The EU is not there yet (France is still France), but maybe one day?

Summary of Integration Levels 📊

StageFree Trade (Internal)Common Tariff (External)Free Movement (Labor/Capital)Common Currency
FTA✅❌❌❌
Customs Union✅✅❌❌
Common Market✅✅✅❌
EMU✅✅✅✅

Quiz Time! 🎯

Test Your Knowledge

Question 1 of 5

1. EMU stands for:

European Money Unit
Economic and Monetary Union
Early Morning Union
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💡 Final Wisdom: "From strangers to friends (FTA) to family (EMU). The journey of trade blocs is the journey of trust." 🤝❤️

🎉 UNIT IV COMPLETE! You have mastered the Global Trade Architecture!

Next epic: Unit V: International Economic Institutions - The Big Bosses (IMF, World Bank, WTO)! 🏛️

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