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I. 1957-1971, From the Marjolin Plan to the Werner plan
25 March 1957: Signing of the Treaty of Rome
For the founding members of the EEC, the objective was to create a common market and not an economic and monetary union |
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General view of interior of the Campidoglio "Salla dell'Orazi e Curiazi", site of signature |
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Panorama: J. Linthorst Horman (NL), J. Luns (NL), L. Schaus (Lux), J. Bech (Lux), G. Martino (I), A. Segni (I), W. Hallstein (D), K. Adenauer (D), M. Faure (F). |
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Signature of P-H. Spaak |
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Signature of M. Faure (F) and K. Adenauer (D) |
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Shot of the Treaty of Rome |
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Shot of signatures |
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1962
The Robert Marjolin report suggests the need for a single currency in order for common market to succeed.
1969 : 12 February
Barre Plan
The first plan recommends the convergence of economic policies and the creation of a Very Short Term Financing Facility (STFF)).
The second plan launches the work of an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and its creation in three phases with a timetable running from 1970 to 1978 |
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R. Barre during the first meeting of the Malfatti Commission |
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F.M. Malfatti and R. Barre at the European Parliament in Strasbourg |
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1969 : 1-2 December
European Council of The Hague
Agreement on the principle of an Economic and Monetary Union |
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Family photo, general view |
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Round table (general shots) |
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Statement by Jean Rey, Commission President, on the principle agreement of a Monetary Union |
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1970 : 8 October
The Werner Plan defines the EMU project (conversion, fixing rates,
convergence, co-ordination) |
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Press conference given by Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, on the report of his group during the Council of 8th February 1971. |
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On the fixing of European currencies |
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On the irreversibility of the EMU process |
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On going from the first phase to the second phase of EMU |
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Graphics on the transformation of six currencies into a european currency (1971). European currency symbol |
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1970 : 11 December
Signature of the agreement launching a loan by the ECSC in european currency units |
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Close up of the documents |
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Round table and signatures |
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Close up of the signatures |
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1972 : 19-20 October
Reunited at the Paris Summit, the 9 support the date of 1980 for the overcome of the EMU and decides to create FECOM (Fonds Européen de Coopération Monétaire) |
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Date of the European Council of Paris (being typed) |
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General shots of the participants (Edward Heath, Willy Brandt) |
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Georges Pompidou welcoming the new Member States: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom |
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1972 : 24 April
Coming into play of "The European Monetary Snake"
1973 : March
Severe devaluation of the dollar and beginning of the general floating
of currencies, energy crisis and recession - The Snake brings down the dollar |
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General view of exterior of Berlaymont building |
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View of the city of Brussels during a weekend traffic ban (5 shots) |
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1975 : December
Tindemans Report on the future of the EMU |
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The Prime Minister of Belgium Léo Tindemans |
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Léo Tindemans and the President of the European Commission, Francois-Xavier Ortoli |
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Léo Tindemans and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt |
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Léo Tindemans and the Prime Minister of Italy, Aldo Moro |
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From right to left, King Baudouin, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Gaston Thorn, Léo Tindemans |
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Statement by Mr. Tindemans on his report on the European Union |
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1978 : 7-8 April
The European Council of Copenhagen agrees on the principle of a monetary stability zone in Europe.
1978 : 6-7 July
European Council of Bremen
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt proposing the creation of the Monetary System in place of the Snake. |
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Shots of Giscard d'Estaing |
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt |
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Francois-Xavier Ortoli |
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Gaston Thorn |
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Roy Jenkins |
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Final press conference given by German Federal Chancellor H. Schmidt and the President of the European Commission, Roy Jenkins. |
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Statements on the Snake |
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1978 : 5-6 December
The European Council of Brussels decides on the creation of EMS from 1/1/79. |
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Demonstration outside the Commission in favour of a single currency |
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Family photo |
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H. Schmidt reading the paper |
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Close up of Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
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Final press conference of the Council President, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing announcing the implementation of the EMS |
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1979 : 13 March
Launching of the EMS - ECU, composed of a mix of national currencies, to become the European Counting Unit.
1981 :
The European Investment Bank (EIB) makes loans available in ecus. |
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General view of the exterior of the EIB and the logo of the EIB |
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Shot of bonds issued by the EIB in ecus |
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1985 : December
The Commission proposes measures destined for the creation of an economic area that would allow for the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital |
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Graphics on free movement |
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Statement by Commission President Jacques Delors on the achievement of the Single Market. |
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1986 : 17 February
Signing of the Single Act with the objective of a progressive achievement of the EMU |
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Single Act document |
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Signature by the nine Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Single Act :
Léo Tindemans |
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
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Francisco Fernandez Ordonez |
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Roland Dumas |
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Peter Barry |
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Robert Goebbels |
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Hans Van Den Broeck |
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Pedro Pires de Miranda |
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Lynda Chalker |
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Statement by Lord Cockfield at the European Parliament |
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1988 : 27-28 June
The European Council of 28th February 1987 in Hanover gives itself a year to reach the EMU. They will entrust a committee directed by Jacques Delors with a mission to "study and propose concrete phases leading to an EMU". |
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Press conference given by Jacques Delors on the liberalisation of the movement of capital |
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Family photo |
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Round table (3 shots) |
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Final press conference of German Federal Chancellor H. Kohl, in German (2 shots) |
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Statement by Jacques Delors on the Central Bank and the EMU |
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On the new European dynamics |
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Jacques Delors on the ad hoc Committee |
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Demonstration by the European federalists |
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Shot of the sign requesting the abolition of frontiers |
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Shot of banner requesting a single currency for Europe |
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1989 : 17 April
The Delors Committee Report of the EMU proposes a 3 stage plan to complete the EMU. |
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Shots of the Delors Committee Report on the Economic and Monetary Union |
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Pages of the Report |
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1989 : 26-27 June
European Council of Madrid
The Delors Committee Report becomes the reference material for the process towards EMU |
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Shot of the exterior of the "Congress Palace" in Madrid |
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F. Gonzalez and H. Kohl |
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Family photo (2 shots) |
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Final press conference given by F. Gonzalez, Council President, and J. Delors, President of the European Commission
The two main themes of the conclusions being: EMU and the social dimension of the EEC |
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Global process of the EMU and the announcement of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) |
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J. Delors on the progress of the EMU |
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J. Delors on the irreversibility of the process that will bring us to an EMU |
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J. Delors: "From the point of view of an ideal european, what is the Economic and Monetary Union..." |
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1989 : 21 September
The Spanish peseta and Portuguese escudo enter the composition of the ecu.
1989 : 8-9 December
The European Council of Strasbourg establishes that the decisions taken to reinforce the co-ordination of economic policies and collaboration between central banks will allow for the first phase of the EMU to begin as of 1st July 1990. |
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Arrival of President F. Mitterrand |
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F. Mitterrand and R. Dumas |
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Arrival of J. Delors and F. Andriessen |
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Family photo (2 shots) |
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Shot of F. Mitterrand |
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Statement by F. Mitterrand on EMU and the IGC |
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1990 : 1 July
Official liberalisation of movement of capital in 8 countries of the EEC.
Start of the first phase of the EMU |
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National currencies on the background of the map of Europe
Banks, exterior view: |
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Crédit agricole |
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Société Générale |
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Rabobank |
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Banco Central |
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Barclay's Bank |
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Cariplo |
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Deutsche Bank |
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1990 : 8 October
The Pound sterling enters the composition of the ecu.
1990 : 27-28 October
The European Council of Rome postpones the introduction of the second stage of the EMU until 1/1/94. |
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Arrival of H. Kohl and federalists demonstrating in the street |
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Arrival of Mrs Thatcher |
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Round table (2 shots).00 |
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Family photo (2 shots) |
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Final press conference given by G. Andreotti, Council President, and J. Delors, President of the Commission |
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Remarks made by J. Delors on the Council communique and the new working plan of the Council |
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J. Delors: "We must have a single currency before the year 2000" |
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Press conference given by F. Mitterrand |
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Statement given by F. Mitterrand on the fixing of the second phase of the EMU as of the 1st January 1994 |
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On the participation of national currencies in the Single Currency |
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1991 : 9-11 December
European Council of Maastricht
Decision to revise the Treaties and to promote an economic and monetary union aswell as a political union. The 12 decides that the Single Currency will be created before the 1st January 1999. |
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Exterior shots of the MECC "Maastricht Expositie en Congres Centrum" |
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Round table (4 shots) |
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Family photo with Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands |
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Final press conference given by R. Lubbers, Council President, on the Single currency: ".... You can be sure of a single currency before the end of the nineties" |
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Remarks given by the Commissioner H. Christophersen on the United Kingdom obtaining an opt-out clause for the third phase of the EMU |
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1992 : 7 February
Signing of the Maastricht Treaty |
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Official signing ceremony of the Treaty of Maastricht
Signatures of the representatives of Denmark, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom |
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Maastricht Treaty signed by all the Member states of the EC |
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Distribution of pamphlets in favour of a "yes vote" for Denmark |
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Posters for "yes" and "no" vote in Denmark |
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Series of posters for "yes" and "no" vote in Ireland |
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1992 : 17 September
The lira and the pound come out of EMS.
Crisis meeting of the Monetary Committee of the EC in Brussels |
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Distribution of the press communique announcing that the Italian lira and pound sterling are coming out of the EMS |
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British Finance Minister, Norman Lamont |
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Statement by a Portuguese representative explaining the reasoning behind the departure of the lira and the pound |
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Press conference given by Mr. Lamont, President of the ECO-FIN Council |
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The Danish Minister U. Jenssens explains the Danish position |
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ECO-FIN Council of 28th September, Italian delegation |
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Cutaways |
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The British representative Sir Niger Wykes leaving |
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The Vice President of the Commission H. Christophersen talking about the EMS |
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Italian lira (2 shots) |
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Pound sterling (2 shots) |
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1992 : 11-12 December
European Council of Edinburgh
Denmark notify that they will not be participating in the third phase of the EMU |
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Exterior shots of the Edinburgh Castle (2 shots) |
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The Prime Minister, J. Major |
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Round table |
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Family photo (3 shots) |
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General shots of the final press conference given by J. Major |
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1993 : 30 January
Devaluation of the Irish punt by 10 % |
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Irish punt (4 shots) |
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1993 : 13 May
Devaluation of the Spanish peseta by 8% and Portuguese escudo by 6% |
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panish peseta (4 shots) |
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1993 : 2 August
Faced with the crisis caused by the changes, the Finance Ministers and the Central Banking Governors of the 12 Member States decide to enlarge the margins of currency fluctuation by 15% in the EMS |
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Paris Stock Exchange |
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Exchange offices |
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Council of Finance Ministers at the Borschette
European flag and exterior shot of the Borschette buildings |
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Arrival of Ministers |
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Press conference given by Commissioner Christophersen on Monetary Co-operation |
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1993 : 25 October
Preparation of the launch of the second phase of the EMU |
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ECO-FIN Council in Luxembourg, exterior of the Kirchberg Conference Centre |
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Arrival of H. Christophersen |
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Arrival of J. Delors |
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Round table |
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Press conference given by Philippe Maystadt, Council President, announcing the launch of the second phase of the EMU |
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1994 : 1 January
Implementation of the second stage of the EMU and the creation of the European Monetary Institute (EMI), to be the future European Central Bank |
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Exterior shot of the Messeturm, seat of the EMI |
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Mr. Lamfalussy, Director of the EMI, and the members of the Council of the Governors of the Central Bank, prior to the first meeting of 11th January 1994. |
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Round table |
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Political hearing of Mr. Lamfalusy in front of the Monetary Committee of the EP |
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1995 : 31 May
Adoption by the European Commission of the Green Paper on the Single Currency (reference scenario) |
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Statement by the Commission President, J. Santer, on the Green Paper and the Single Currency |
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| 00:34:48 |
Statement by the Commissioner de Silguy on the Single Currency |
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On the three phases of EMU and the way to a single currency |
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1995 : 26-27 June
European Council of Cannes
Presentation of the Green Paper to the Heads of State and Government |
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Round table (2 shots) |
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| 00:36:34 |
Family photo (4 shots) |
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| 00:37:03 |
Final press conference given by Jacques Chirac, President of the European Council, and Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission |
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| 00:37:09 |
Statement by J. Chirac on the construction of the European Union |
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| 00:37:37 |
Statement by J. Santer on the decision to prepare the way for a single currency on 1st January 1999 |
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| 00:37:58 |
Statement by J. Major on the impossibility of having a single currency by that date |
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1995 : 22-23 September
Informal European Council of Majorca |
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Family photo (3 shots) |
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Statement of friendship and collaboration between Italy and Germany by Lamberto Dini, Prime Minister of Italy |
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| 00:39:20 |
Final press conference given by F. Gonzalez, Council President, and J. Santer, Commission President on the "Waigel effect" |
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| 00:39:48 |
Remarks made by F. Gonzalez on the statement made by H. Kohl |
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1995 : 15-16 December
European Council of Madrid
The Council adopts the name "Euro" as the name for the future Single
Currency. It also agrees on a timetable on convergence criteria to make way for a single currency 1999 and on the 1999-2002 calendar. |
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Exterior shot and logo of the Spanish Presidency |
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Round table |
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Family photo |
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The Spanish Finance Minister, Pedro Solbes, announces the adoption of the name "Euro" for the future Single Currency |
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| 00:40:49 |
The Commissioner de Silguy announces the disappearance of the Ecu and the creation of the Euro |
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| 00:41:07 |
President Santer declares the irreversibility of the EMU process |
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1996 : 16 October
The Commission adopts the 3rd phase of the EMU, specifying in particular the convergence criteria rules applicable to the candidate countries for the Single Currency. |
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The Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy stresses the effectiveness and the balance of the new european system. |
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1996 : 12-13 December
Council of Dublin
The European Council of Dublin adopts the pact for budgetary stability and growth aiming to ensure that the budgetary discipline effort of the Member States continues after the introduction of the Single Currency.
The Austrian Robert Kalina is the winner of the graphic art competition of the Euro notes. |
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General view of the press room (2 shots) |
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Alexandre Lamfalussy, President of the EMI, presents the Euro notes to the press (2 shots) |
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Alexandre Lamfalussy in English on the choice of the winner of the design competition, the Austrian Robert Kalina. |
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Extract of the final press conference of French President Jacques Chirac, in French, on the stability and growth pact. |
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1997 : 16-17 June
European Council of Amsterdam
The European Council of Amsterdam adds to the stability pact a resolution on growth and employment . The Belgian Luc Luycx is the winner of the graphic art competition of the Euro coins. |
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M. Patijn, Mayor of Amsterdam, offers bicycles to the Heads of State and Government (4 shots) |
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Gerrit Zalm, Dutch Minister of Finance, reveals the new Euro coins (2 shots) |
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Overall view of the conference hall |
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Y.-Th. de Silguy commenting in French on the symbolism of the new coins. |
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| 00:45:25 |
Extract from the press conference of Jacques Santer, commenting on the progress compromises carried out in Amsterdam. |
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1997 : 12-13 December
European Council of Luxembourg
The European Council of Luxembourg ratifies the principles for a Euro Council to assemble the future states taking part in the Single Currency, as well as serving as counterweights to the future European Central Bank (ECB). |
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Family photo of the Heads of State and Government at the Grand-Ducal Palace (2 shots) |
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Exterior of the EIB (European Investment Bank) |
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Overall view of the meeting-room of the Council of Ministers of Finance |
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Théo Waigel (Germany) |
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn (France) |
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Robert Goebbels (Luxembourg), Philippe Maystadt (Belgium) and Sir Brian Urwin, President of the EIB. |
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| 00:47:00 |
Extract from the press conference of Théo Waigel in German on the status of he «Euro X» group. |
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Extract from the final press conference of Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Council, in French, on the construction of the Monetary Union. |
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These video stockshots include pictures from the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957 until the Luxembourg Council of December 1997, where the principle of the Euro Council (Euro X) was adopted.
The stockshots give an account of the most important events, phases and decisions taken in the history of the European Union, as well as the consequences of the EMU and the creation of a single currency .