Chronology  of major decisions, recommendations or declarations in this fields ⁽¹⁾

This chronology showing all relevant events and decisions which led to the creation of a single currency in Europe was based on a regularly up-dated EMU reference file ⁽²⁾

• Part 1: 1960 - 1969     The run-up to the Barre Plan

• Part 2: 1969 - 1971      The first plans by stages to create an economic and monetary union

• Part 3: 1971 - 1975      From the floating US-Dollar to the European Monetary System

• Part 4: 1975 - 1980      The need to coordinate economic policies

• Part 5: 1980 - 1988      The ECU in the centre of discussion

• Part 6: 1988 - 1991      The run-up to the Maastricht Treaty

• Part 7: 1992 - 1993      Work within the first phase of EMU

• Part 8: 1994 - 1998      Work within the second phase of EMU

• Part 9: 1999 - 2000      The start of the euro area ("EUR11")

• Part 10: 2001 - 2002    The realisation of the third phase and enlargement of the euro area ("EUR12")

⁽¹⁾ Sources:

- OJ (Official Journal of the European Communities);
- Compendium (Compendium of Community Monetary Texts, Monetary Committee of the European Communities, editions: 1974, Supplement 1976, 1979, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999)
- Monthly Bulletin of the European Communities
⁽²⁾ "Towards Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) or International economic interdependence and monetary integration", Michael Cwik  (document II‑2/MC/11/566/79 - Rev. 35, 11.7.1996, Translation:ECFIN/410/2002)