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EVENTS
30/11/2006 :
Conference - EMU Governance and euro changeover: Cyprus on the path to the adoption of the euro
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Conference |
This major conference is organised as part of DG ECFIN's communication activities on issues relating to the euro and EMU by the European Commission and the Cypriot authorities.
The conference is targeted at the national and international press,
politicians, representatives of the business community, public administration,
academics, NGOs including consumer organisations, and any other players
involved in the preparations for the changeover to the euro at national
level.
Programme
For more details, see the programme of the conference 
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Contributions
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Opening session |
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| Chair: Mr Christodoulos Christodoulou, Governor of the Central
Bank of Cyprus | Opening speech |
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Mr Joaquín Almunia, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary
Affairs, European Commission | Keynote address [32 KB] (pdf
file 30 kb) |
| Mr José Manuel González-Páramo, Member of
the Executive Board of the European Central Bank | Keynote address |
| Mr Tassos Papadopoulos, H.E. the President of
the Republic of Cyprus | Keynote address [145 KB] (pdf
file 150 kb) |
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Session 1 |
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| Mr Servaas Deroose, Director, DG Economic and
Financial Affairs, European Commission | The institutions and policies of EMU: how the
single currency works [219 KB] (pdf
file 220 kb) |
| Mr Philippe Moutot, Deputy Director-General, DG
Economics, European Central Bank | The Eurosystem, monetary policy and European
integration [271 KB] (pdf
file 280 kb) |
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Session 2 |
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| Mr Zenon Kontolemis, Advisor, Ministry of Finance,
Cyprus | The national convergence programme [176 KB] (pdf
file 360 kb) |
| Mr George Syrichas, Manager, Central Bank of
Cyprus | Role of and challenges for monetary policy in
preparing for accession to the euro area [337 KB] (pdf
file 330 kb) |
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Session 3 |
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| Mr Philip Hamell, Director, Department of
Finance, Chairperson of the Euro Changeover Board of Ireland 1998 - 2002 | Keynote address. The Irish experience [50 KB] (pdf
file 50 kb) |
| Mr Kyriakos Zingas, Senior Manager, Central Bank
of Cyprus | National perceptions of and policy on the cash
changeover [180 KB] (pdf
file 280 kb) |
| Mr Michael Pilikos, Director-General, Employers
and Industrialists Federation, Cyprus | Preparations in the business sector [173 KB] (pdf
file 173 kb) |
| Mr Constantinos Karmios, Chief Accountant,
Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Cyprus | Public sector preparations [3 MB] (pdf
file 2 300 kb) |
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Session 4 |
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| Mr Hercules Voridis, Director, Bank of
Greece | Keynote address. The Greek experience. |
| Dr Andreas Charalambous, Director, Ministry of
Finance, Cyprus | The communication campaign [585 KB] (pdf
file 600 kb) |
| Mr Manthos Mavrommatis, President, Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Cyprus | The views of the retail sector Speech: [116 KB] (pdf
file 120 kb)Presentation: [515 KB] (pdf
file 520 kb) |
| Mr Petros Markou, President, Consumers
Association, Cyprus | Consumer concerns [3 MB] (pdf
file 2 500 kb) |
| Closing keynote address |
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| Mr Michael Sarris, Minister of Finance | Closing keynote address |
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