Economic and Monetary Union
/ˌiːkənɒmɪk ən ˌmʌnɪtri ˈjuːniən/, /ˌekənɒmɪk ən ˌmʌnɪtri ˈjuːniən/
/ˌiːkənɑːmɪk ən ˌmɑːnɪteri ˈjuːniən/, /ˌekənɑːmɪk ən ˌmɑːnɪteri ˈjuːniən/
(also European Monetary Union)
(abbreviation EMU)
- the idea that there should be completely free movement of people, goods and money between the countries of the European Union. From 1 January 1993 many controls on the movement of goods and people between the EU countries were removed. There is now a European Central Bank, and a single European currency, the euro, was introduced in 1999 and is now the currency in many EU countries.
经济和货币联盟：欧洲联盟国家之间的人员，货物和货币应完全自由流动的想法。从1993年1月1日起，取消了对欧盟国家之间货物和人员流动的许多控制。现在有一个欧洲中央银行，单一的欧洲货币欧元于1999年推出，现在已成为许多欧盟国家的货币。