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13 September 1971 |
Decisions taken by the Council on
13 September 1971 concerning the international monetary
situation (following the measures taken by the United States on
15 August 1971) and relating in particular to:
(i) the adoption of a common position of the Member States
in the discussions to take place within the Community
institutions on the reforms of the international monetary system
(ii) developments on foreign‑exchange markets in the
countries of the Community
(iii) the measures taken by the United States on
15 August 1971
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Council doc. R/2001/71, 8.10.1971 |
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15 September 1971 |
Consequences for the Community of the
current situation in the monetary and commercial fields
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doc. SEC(71)3274 final, 15.9.1971 |
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1972 |
Monetary policy in the countries of the
EEC — Institutions and instruments — 1972
New study carried out by the Monetary Committee as follow‑up to
the aforementioned 1962 study: "Monetary policy instruments in
the countries of the EEC"
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published by the EC Official Publications Office under
No 8355
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12 January 1972 |
Organisation of monetary and financial
relations within the Community (Commission communication to the
Council and draft Council resolution)
–
doc. COM(72)50
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EC Bulletin, No 1‑1972 |
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22
January 1972 |
Exchange of letters dated 22 January 1972 on certain monetary
questions on the occasion of the accession of the United Kingdom
to the Community
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Compendium, p. 56 |
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16 February 1972 |
Overview of the conditions for achieving
the first stage of economic and monetary union
–
doc. SEC(72)622 final, 16.2.1972 |
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1 March 1972 |
Proposal for a Resolution presented by the
Commission to the Council concerning the application of the
Resolution of 22 March 1971 on the attainment by stages of
economic and monetary union in the Community |
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1 March 1972 |
Exchange‑rate system of the currencies of
the Community countries and problems with the unit of account,
notably in the agricultural field
–
doc. SEC(72)830, 1.3.1972
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21
March 1972 |
Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the
Governments of the Member States of 21 March 1972 on the
application of the Resolution of 22 March 1971 on the attainment
by stages of economic and monetary union in the Community
- OJ C 38, 18.4.1972
- Compendium, p. 34
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21
March 1972 |
Council Directive of 21 March 1972 on regulating international
capital flows and neutralising their undesirable effects on
domestic liquidity
- OJ L 91, 14.4.1972
- Compendium, p. 140
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10 April 1972 |
Basle
Agreement of 10 April 1972, implemented on 24 April 1972,
between the central banks of the Member States of the Community
on the narrowing of the margins of fluctuation
-
Compendium, p. 60
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12 May 1972 |
Commission opinion following the announcement of the new parity
for the dollar before the International Monetary Fund
–
OJ C 47, 12.5.1972
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26
June 1972 |
Luxembourg Agreement: meeting of
26 June 1972 in Luxembourg of the Finance Ministers of the
Member States of the EEC on the maintenance of the European
Agreement on narrowing margins following the decision of the
United Kingdom to allow sterling to float and the authorisation
for the Banca d'Italia to intervene in dollars in order to
comply with the fluctuation margins.
Not published.
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19/20/21 October 1972 |
Final
communiqué of the Conference of the Heads of State or Government
of the Member States of the enlarged Community, and in
particular the reaffirmation of "the resolve [...] to move
irrevocably towards the Economic and Monetary Union"
- EC Bulletin, No 10‑1972
-
Compendium, p. 26
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13
February 1973 |
The
Italian lira leaves the European exchange‑rate system
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14 February 1973 |
Communication to the Council following the
10% devaluation of the dollar against gold
–
doc. Secretariat General 343/73 (Press 19), 14.2.1973
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EC Bulletin, No 2‑1973
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4 March 1973 |
Commission communication to the Council on
the implementation of a Community exchange system
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EC Bulletin, No 3‑1973
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4 March 1973 |
Council statement of 4 March 1972 on the
scrutiny of the situation that led to the closure of exchange
markets in Europe
–
doc. Secretariat‑General No 521/73 (Press 28), 8.3.1973
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EC Bulletin, No 3‑1973
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8 March 1973 |
Council communication of 8 March 1973 on
the monetary situation and the common position that the Acting
President of the Council will present on behalf of the Community
to the meeting of the Ten in Paris on 9 March 1973
–
doc. Secretariat‑General 540/73 (Press 31), 8.3.1973
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EC Bulletin, No 3‑1973
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12
March 1973 |
Declaration of the Council, meeting on 11/12 March, releasing
the central banks from having to intervene in the fluctuation
margins of the US dollar by maintaining at all times a maximum
variance of 2.25% between the Belgian and Luxembourg francs, the
Danish krone, the German mark, the French franc and the Dutch
guilder
- Compendium, p. 63
- EC Bulletin, No 3‑1973
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16 March 1973 |
Communiqué concerning the ministerial
meeting of the Group of Ten and the Community in Paris on
16 March 1973 (Monetary conference of the 14: 9 EEC, US, Canada,
Switzerland, Sweden and Japan)
–
EC Bulletin, No 3‑1973
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3 April 1973 |
Council Regulation (EEC) No 907/73 establishing a European
Monetary Cooperation Fund, and Annex: Statute of the Fund
- OJ L 89, 5.4.73
-
Compendium, p. 81
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19 April 1973 |
Commission communication to the Council on
the progress achieved in the first stage of economic and
monetary union, on the allocation of powers and responsibilities
among the Community institutions and the Member States essential
to the proper functioning of economic and monetary union, and on
the measures to be taken in the second stage of economic and
monetary union (presented on 30 April 1973)
–
doc. COM(73)570 final, 19.4.1973
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Supplement 5/73 to EC Bulletin, "Attainment of the
Economic and Monetary Union"
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27 June 1973 |
Commission report to the Council on the
adjustment of short‑term monetary support arrangements and the
conditions for progressive pooling of reserves (presented on
28 June 1973)
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doc. COM(73) 1099, 27.6.1973
–
Supplement 12/73 to EC Bulletin, "Monetary organisation
of the Community"
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28 June 1973 |
Provisional rules of procedure of the
European Monetary Cooperation Fund (EMCF) approved by the
Council and by the Board of Governors of the Fund
-
Compendium, p. 85
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28
June 1973 |
Council Directive of 28 June 1973 on the abolition of
restrictions on freedom of establishment and freedom to provide
services in respect of self-employed activities of banks and
other financial institutions (73/183/EEC)
- OJ L 194, 16.7.1973
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Compendium, p. 142
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24
July 1973 |
Decision of the Representatives of the
Governments of the Member States on the provisional location of
the European Monetary Cooperation Fund (EMCF)
in Luxembourg (Decision 73/208/EEC)
- OJ L 207, 28.7.73, p. 6
- Compendium, p. 88
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14 November 1973 |
Work on economic and monetary union
Part 1: Draft Council resolution on the implementation of the
second stage of economic and monetary union in the Community
Part 2: Stability, growth and full employment in the Community
(Proposal for a Council directive)
Part 3: Proposal for a Council decision on the achievement of a
high degree of convergence of the economic policies pursued by
the Member States of the European Economic Community
Part 4: Proposal for a regulation amending Council Regulation
(EEC) No 907/73 of 3 April 1973 setting up a European Monetary
Cooperation Fund
Part 5: Draft decision setting up an Economic Policy Committee
(presented by the Commission to the Council)
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doc. COM(73)1950 final, 14.11.1973
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OJ C 114, 27.12.1973
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14/15 December 1973 |
Summit meeting in Copenhagen of the Heads
of State or Government and Foreign Ministers of the
Member States of the European Communities: communiqué concerning
among other things:
–
the invitation to the Community institutions to take the
measures necessary to make more rapid progress towards full
implementation of economic and monetary union on the basis of
the decisions already taken
–
common position on the reform of the international
monetary system
–
increase in the resources available to the European
Monetary Cooperation Fund
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doc. SEC(73)4928, 17.12.1973
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1974 |
Monetary policy in the countries of the
European Economic Community
Institutions and instruments — Supplement 1974 — Denmark,
Ireland, United Kingdom
Study by the Monetary Committee (doc. II/213/74) as follow‑up to
the aforementioned 1962 study European economic integration and monetary
unification — October 1973
Commission report
Study group on economic and monetary union ("Professors Group —
Magnifico")
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19 January 1974 |
The
French franc leaves the European exchange‑rate system
- Press release of 21 January 1974 stating the
intention of the five Member States to continue with the
European system of limited margins of fluctuation
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18
February 1974 |
Council Decision of 18 February 1974 on the
attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic
policies of the Member States of the European Economic Community
(74/120/EEC)
- OJ L 63, 5.3.1974
- Compendium, p. 103
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18
February 1974 |
Council Directive of 18 February 1974 on
stability, growth and full employment in the Community
(74/121/EEC)
- OJ L 63, 5.3.1974
- Compendium, p. 103
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18 February 1974 |
Council Resolution of 18 February 1974 on
short‑term monetary support.
- OJ C 20, 5.3.1974
- Compendium, p. 89
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18
February 1974 |
Council Decision of 18 February 1974
setting up an Economic Policy Committee (74/122/EEC)
- OJ L 63, 5.3.1974
- Compendium, p. 108
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7
March 1974 |
Meeting in The Hague of the Finance Ministers and Central Bank
Governors of the five countries of the Community (Belgium,
Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands) belonging to the
European exchange‑rate system: Declaration by
Mr Wim Duisenberg, Dutch Finance Minister, that the five
countries have decided to assist one another "in a virtually
unlimited manner" to keep the "snake" alive
- Reuters Agency
- Echo de la Bourse, 8/9/10
March 1974
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27 March 1974 |
Commission communication to the Council
concerning the adjustment of the economic policy guidelines for
1974
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doc. COM(74)450 final, 27.3.1974
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22/23 April 1974 |
Meeting at Zeist (Netherlands) of the EC
Finance Ministers, who agree in principle that the central banks
of the Community must be able to buy and sell gold at prices
close to those on the free market
- Press release
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13 May 1974 |
Proposal for a Council decision adjusting
the economic policy guidelines for 1974 (presented by the
Commission)
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doc. COM(74)689 final, 13.5.1974
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5 June 1974 |
Urgent economic and monetary measures
(Commission communication to the Council)
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doc. COM(74)1000, 5.6.1974
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18 September 1974 |
Annual report on the economic situation in
the Community, drawn up in accordance with Article 4 of the
Council Decision of 18 February 1974 on the attainment of a high
degree of convergence of the economic policies of the
Member States of the European Economic Community (Commission
proposal to the Council)
–
doc. SEC(74)3355 final, 18.9.1974
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OJ C 149, 28.11.1974
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10 October 1974 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC)
concerning Community loans (presented by the Commission to the
Council on 10 October 1974)
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OJ C 129, 22.10.1974
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25 October 1974 |
Community's economic and financial
situation since enlargement: Inventory and survey of future
developments (Commission communication to the Council)
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doc. COM(74)1800 final, 25.10.1974
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Supplement 7/74 to EC Bulletin: "Community's economic and
financial situation since enlargement"
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14 November 1974 |
Medium‑term financial assistance for Italy
(Commission communication to the Council)
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doc. COM(74)1925, 14.11.1974
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14 November 1974 |
Economic situation in the Community (this
communication constituted a working paper for the Council
meeting of 18 November 1974 on the measures to be taken to
tackle the structural problems in the economy resulting from the
economic situation in the Community)
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doc. COM(74)1925, 14.11.1974
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9/10
December 1974 |
Conference of the Heads of State in Paris
reaffirming among other things the objective of EMU (point 14)
- Press release (published in EC Bulletin, No 12‑1974
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11 December 1974 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC)
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 907/73 of 3 April 1973
establishing a European Monetary Cooperation Fund (presented by
the Commission on 12 December 1974)
–
doc. COM(74)2106 final, 11.12.1974
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OJ C 44, 25.2.1974
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17
December 1974 |
Council
Directive of 17 December 1974 granting medium-term financial
assistance to the Italian Republic (74/637/EEC)
- OJ L 341, 20.12.1974
- Compendium (supplement), p.
26
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17
February 1975 |
Council Regulation (EEC) No 398/75 of 17 February 1975
implementing Regulation (EEC) No 397/75 concerning Community
loans
- OJ L 46, 20.2.1975
- Compendium (supplement),
p. 36
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March 1975 |
Report by the study group on economic and
monetary union 1980 and annex (EMU‑63)
EC Commission
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doc. II/675/3/74 final
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5 March 1975 |
Commission communication to the Council
adjusting the economic policy guidelines for 1975
–
doc. COM(75)91 final, 5.3.1975
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5 March 1975 |
Summary account of the economic policies
pursued in 1974 (presented by the Commission to the Council in
accordance with Article 2 of the Decision of 18 February 1974)
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doc. COM(75)92 final, 5.3.1975
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5 March 1975 |
Report on the application of the Council
Decision of 18 February 1974 on the attainment on the high
degree of convergence of the economic policies of the
Member States of the European Economic Community and on the
conformity of the policies pursued with the objectives set
(presented by the Commission to the Council in accordance with
Article 12 of the Council Decision of 18 February 1974)
–
doc. COM(75)93 final, 5.3.1975
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18
March 1975 |
Decision of the Board of Governors of the
European Investment Bank (CG/37/75) on the conversion rates of
national currencies in EIB units of account, which will, until
the entry into force of a new definition, be based on the
conversion rates of the new European unit of account comprising
a basket of currencies of the countries of the European
Community
- Press release and EIB Annual
Report 1975
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21 April 1975 |
Council Decision of 21 April 1975 on the
definition and conversion of the European Unit of Account used
for expressing the amounts of aid mentioned in Article 42 of the
ACP‑EEC Lomé Convention
- OJ L 104, 24.4.1975, p. 35
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