The Center for EUropean Studies (CEUS) at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is organizing a workshop on “Monetary and Fiscal Policy Challenges in the Euro Area” being held on May 18 – May 20, 2011. CEUS invites participation of researchers from universities, international organizations and financial institutions. CEUS invites the submission of papers on various topics in economics related to monetary integration and fiscal consolidation in the Euro Area. Papers with an empirical, theoretical, or policy-oriented focus are welcome. Participants of the workshop do not necessarily need to present a paper.