EU-Views: Montserrat Cachero Vinuesa
Name: Montserrat Cachero Vineusa
Nationality: Spanish
Occupation(s): Visiting Fellow at the Joint Center for History and Economics at Harvard (Spring 2016); Professor of Economic History at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville
Connection to Europe: European citizen; Specializes in European economics
Date of interview: March 31, 2016
This episode is a conversation with Monseratt Cachero Vineusa, Professor of Economic History at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, about the problem of democracy in the EU. Discussing the necessity of transparency, Cachero Vineusa talks about the need for citizens to become more actively involved and educated about the EU and its institutions. Briefly commenting the rise of populism and nationalism in Europe since the financial crisis of 2008, she also discusses the future of the Eurozone and the questions surrounding integration and diversity within the EU looking ahead.