In his editorial of 19 October 1970, Emanuele Gazzo, Editor-in-Chief of Agence Europe, outlines the implications of the monetary policy of the Six as reviewed in the Werner Report on economic and monetary union.

In his editorial of 20 October 1970, Emanuele Gazzo, Editor-in-Chief of Agence Europe, considers the feasibility of the implementation of the proposals set out in the Werner Plan on economic and monetary union and their impact on the process of European political union.

In his editorial of 21 October 1970, Emanuele Gazzo, Editor-in-Chief of Agence Europe, reviews the scope of the reforms to the Community institutional framework recommended in the Werner Report on economic and monetary union.

In his editorial of 22 October 1970, Emanuele Gazzo, Editor-in-Chief of Agence Europe, highlights the need for a strong political Europe to guarantee the implementation of the Werner Plan on economic and monetary union.

On 2 December 1970, the European employers’ association UNICE gives its views on the Werner Plan, which sets out a plan by stages for economic and monetary union.

On 24 November 1970, the Foreign and Finance Ministers of the Six meet at the Palais des Congrès in Brussels to discuss the proposed establishment of an Economic and Monetary Union. At the talks, Karl Schiller (left), German Minister for Economic Affairs, meets his French counterpart, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.

On 20 October 1970, commenting on the submission by Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, of the report on the stage-by-stage implementation of Economic and Monetary Union, on 8 October, the French daily newspaper Le Monde takes a critical look at the establishment of a single currency for the Member States of the European Communities.

On 24 November 1970, the French daily newspaper Le Monde reports on the debates on the Council of Foreign Ministers and in the Council of Finance Ministers of the Six regarding the Werner Report on the feasibility of European economic and monetary union.

In November 1970, the French monthly publication Le Monde diplomatique welcomes the proposals set out in the Werner Report concerning the stage-by-stage implementation of European economic and monetary union.

In this interview, Jacques de Larosière, former Treasury Director at the French Ministry of Finance, describes reactions in France following the publication of the Werner Report on the stage-by-stage creation of a European economic and monetary union. Jacques de Larosière particularly focuses on the establishment of the European monetary snake and the European Monetary Cooperation Fund (EMCF).

On 17 October 1970, the German daily newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung welcomes the commitment of the Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Pierre Werner, to European economic and monetary union.

Am 6. November 1970, in einer Debatte im deutschen Bundestag, betont Karl Schiller, Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, die enge Verknüpfung von Wirtschaftsunion und politischer Union und unterstreicht die Bedeutung des Werner-Plans.

Am 18. November 1970 analysiert Bundesfinanzminister Karl Schiller in einer Rede vor dem Europäischen Parlament die verschiedenen Etappen die zur Europäischen Währungsunion führen sollen.

Nach der Sitzung des Rates „Wirtschaft und Finanzen“ am Abend zuvor kommentiert Bundeswirtschaftsminister Karl Schiller am 10. Februar 1971 die mögliche Verwirklichung einer Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion (WWU).

On 10 February 1971, the day after the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the European Community in Brussels, the Netherlands daily newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant outlines the various stages for the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union as provided for by the Werner Report.

On 11 February 1971, shortly after the meeting of the Ecofin Council of the European Communities, the Italian daily newspaper Il Corriere della Sera gives details of the outcome of the meeting in Brussels and emphasises the possible effects of an Economic and Monetary Union for Italy.

On 11 February 1971, the Italian daily newspaper Il Popolo welcomes the work done by the Council of Ministers of the European Community in Brussels for the establishment of an economic and monetary union.

Nach den Beratungen des Rates „Wirtschaft und Finanzen" am 8. und 9. Februar 1971 verabschieden der Rat und die Vertreter der Regierungen der Mitgliedstaaten am 22. März eine Entschließung über die stufenweise Verwirklichung der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion.