Finance holds a pivotal role in the functioning of the European Union, influencing policies from budget allocations to monetary stability. Diving into European financial terminology like “Eurogroup” and “Bailout” unravels the intricacies of EU financial mechanisms. As the EU navigates economic crises and fiscal harmonization, understanding financial terms becomes crucial for discussions on initiatives like the European Stability Mechanism. With financial decisions shaping member states’ economies, a grasp of relevant terminology ensures clarity and informed analysis of the EU’s financial strategies and their implications.
In the official EuroVoc classification, EU legislation in the field of FINANCE is divided into 10 main domains with 37 sub-domains:
monetary relations
- international finance
- exchange-rate mechanism
- monetary relations
- European Monetary System
- balance of payments
- European currency
monetary economics
- money market
- exchange policy
- monetary policy
- Economic and Monetary Union
financial institutions and credit
- financial institution
- banking
- credit policy
- credit
free movement of capital
- free movement of capital
- financial market
financing and investment
- financing
- investment
insurance
- insurance
public finance and budget policy
- public finance
- budget policy
- public debt
budget
- budget financing
- budgetary procedure
- budgetary expenditure
- implementation of the budget
taxation
- tax system
- tax
- tax on consumption
- tax on capital
- tax on income
- fiscal policy
prices
- price fluctuation
- prices policy
- prices
- farm prices
- market prices