If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Economic Aspects of the European Union Find the section on the internal market. 1. Briefly describe two important points in the historical development of the internal market. 2. What are the "four main freedoms" of the internal market? Find the section on economic and monetary affairs. 3. When did the euro first come into general use? What were the reasons for introducing the euro? 4. Briefly describe the first and second stages of the EMU. 5. When and under what circumstances will the ten new member states participate in the EMU?