Legal Options of a Withdrawal from the Euro and the Reassignment of Monetary Sovereignty - European Business Law Review View Legal Options of a Withdrawal from the Euro and the Reassignment of Monetary Sovereignty by Dirk Meyer-Harport - European Business Law Review Legal Options of a Withdrawal from the Euro and the Reassignment of Monetary Sovereignty Dirk Meyer-Harport 25 5

A withdrawal from the eurozone requires thorough planning and preparation. Contrary to the presumption that only the creation of a monetary union would need coordination, a consensual agreement between the Member States is absolutely necessary to prevent problems for the new currency and conflicts with the remaining union. As a result of the premise of irreversibility, according to which a downgrading of euro membership is not possible, the EU Treaty explicitly does not provide for an exit from the eurozone. This article examines the legal options of a withdrawal from the third stage and necessary steps towards an exiting state having its own currency. Closing remarks consider the valid currency in old contracts.

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