114 Kravčáková Vozárova, I., Kolesárová, S., Košíková, M., Hečková, J., Chapčáková, A., & Gavurová, B. (2023). The impact of European monetary integration on M&A volume in the context of the banking market consolidation. Journal of International Studies, 16(2), 114-126. doi:10.14254/2071-8330.2023/16-2/7 The impact of European monetary integration on M&A volume in the context of the banking market consolidation Ivana Kravčáková Vozárová Department of Economics and Economy, Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovak Republic ivana.kravcakova.vozarova@unipo.sk ORCID 0000-0002-3056-5294 Stela Kolesárová Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovak Republic stela.kolesarova@unipo.sk ORCID 0000-0001-7275-1936 Martina Košíková Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovak Republic martina.kosikova@unipo.sk ORCID 0000-0002-8765-2399 Jaroslava Hečková Department of Economics and Economy, Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovak Republic jaroslava.heckova@unipo.sk ORCID 000-0002-4390-2448 Alexandra Chapčáková Department of Economics and Economy, Faculty of Management and Business, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovak Republic alexandra.chapcakova@unipo.sk ORCID 0000-0002-2766-7388 Beáta Gavurová Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice, Journal of International Studies Scientific Papers Centre of Sociological Research