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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION OF EMU AND THE EURO

CHAPTERS	Period covered
1. The idea of a common currency in Europe	1929 – 1967
2. Run-up to the Barre Plan	1968 – 1969
3. Preparing the Den Haag summit	1969 – 1970
4. The Commission's mandate to draw up the first plan for EMU	1970 – 1970
5. Preparing the Werner Report	1970 – 1970
6. The need for a European Monetary System	1971 – 1973
7. The period of discussion about the European unit of account	1973 – 1975
8. Period of intensive studies	1975 – 1977
9. Revival of the idea of EMU	1977 – 1978
10. The need to coordinate economic policies	1978 – 1978
11. Discussions about the European Monetary System	1978 – 1988
12. The ECU at the centre of discussion	1981 – 1988
13. Run-up to the Maastricht Treaty	1989 – 1991