The European Monetary Integration and the Czech Republic

By accessing the EU the Czech Republic committed to joining the euro area and adopting the single European currency, the euro, after meeting certain criteria as required by the EU legislation. The main aim of my bachelor thesis is to analyse the integration process and readiness of the Czech Republic regarding the adoption of the single currency and the entry into the euro area. Starting with a brief history of the process of monetary integration into the EU from its initiation to forming the Economic and Monetary Union. The pivotal part of my paper focuses on the assessment of achieving the 'convergence criteria' (or 'Maastricht criteria') and the real economic convergence of the Czech Republic to the euro area. The next part of my paper concentrates on the technical and institutional preparations mainly with the National Coordination Group for Euro Introduction and its activities. The approved single-step change to euro is also mentioned. The cost/benefit analysis of the entry into the monetary union is being discussed in the conclusion of my paper