The European Institute and LEQS are delighted to host Prof. Fritz W. Scharpf, who will be speaking on the impact of the European Monetary Union on democracy in EMU member states. Fritz Scharpf is Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, Germany. During his distinguished career he has held numerous appointments at renowned universities across Europe and the US, including the European University Institute in Florence, Sciences Po in Paris and Stanford, California. Among many other recognitions, Fritz Scharpf received the Lifetime Contribution Award in EU Studies from the European Union Studies Association in 2007.