Introduction

The Risk Conference is an annual conference organized by the Financial Study Association Risk, Groningen. Every year the conference has a current financial theme, this year’s theme will be:“Ten years the euro, Celebration or Deception?”

Theme

In 2012 the physical euro will celebrate its 10th anniversary, a lot has happened since the initial introduction and a lot more will probably happen in the future. During the Risk Conference 2012 we will take a look at the past, present, and future of the euro.

Introduction: A retrospective
• What were the expectations when the euro was first introduced?
• Did the euro live up to these expectations?

Effects on businesses and investments
• Did the euro affect cash holdings?
• What were the effects on competition?
• What are the effects of European policies?
• Did the euro cause a rise in investments in the EMU?

The euro and politics
• How big is the political role?
• Should politics even meddle with the euro or should the free market run its course?

What can we expect for the future?
• Should the current European model be saved with measures such as a euro government or Eurobonds?
• Should we dissolve the euro?
• Should we oust weaker countries and create a new common currency exclusively for the stronger economies?