Quel avenir pour l’Union économique et monétaire?
Bericht der Reflexionsgruppe, Wirtschaftsintegration und Währungsunion in Europa (Brüssel, März 1973)
TextIm Jahr 1972 beauftragt die Europäische Kommission eine Reflexionsgruppe mit der Ausarbeitung einer Studie über die Möglichkeiten zur Verwirklichung einer europäischen Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion. Im März 1973 legt die Gruppe ihre Analyse der Wirtschaftsintegration und der Währungsunion in Europa vor.
Report by the Commission on the monetary organisation of the Community (1973)
TextOn 28 June 1973, the Commission of the European Communities submits a report to the Council on the adjustment of short-term monetary support arrangements and the conditions required for the progressive pooling of reserves.
The Magnifico Report (Brussels, October 1973)
TextIn October 1973, the Magnifico Report is published, following a study conducted by experts appointed by the Commission of the European Communities under the leadership of Professor G. Magnifico. The report, drafted under the aegis of the Commission’s Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, focuses on the issue of European economic integration and monetary unification.
French proposals concerning the European Unit of Account (3 December 1974)
TextIn connection with reflections on European monetary revival, the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks appoints a group of experts chaired by F. Heyvaert (the Heyvaert Group) to analyse the French proposals on the European Unit of Account and to sketch out possibilities for its potential revision. The Heyvaert Group’s report is published on 3 December 1974.
French proposals concerning coordinated action on the Euromarkets (3 December 1974)
TextAt its sessions of 16 September and 18 November 1974, the Council of the European Communities tasks the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks with studying French proposals on European monetary revival. At the invitation of the Committee of Governors, a group of experts chaired by F. Heyvaert (the Heyvaert Group) looks in turn at the various areas targeted by these proposals and drafts a report, published on 3 December 1974, outlining the possibilities for coordinated action on the Euromarkets.
Report on the question of the European Unit of Account (Brussels, 4 December 1974)
TextOn 4 December 1974, the Monetary Committee of the European Communities publishes a report on the question of the European Unit of Account.
Der Marjolin-Bericht (März 1975)
TextIm Jahr 1974 bringt die Europäische Kommission ihren Wunsch zum Ausdruck, eine Reflexionsgruppe mit einer Studie zum Stand der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion zu beauftragen. Am 8. März 1975 präsentiert die Sachverständigengruppe, die so genannte „Reflexionsgruppe Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion 1980“, unter ihrem Vorsitzenden Robert Marjolin ihre Schlussfolgerungen. Dieses Dokument, der Marjolin-Bericht, zählt die Hauptfaktoren auf, die zur Unterbrechung der Umsetzung des Werner-Berichts beigetragen haben.
Interview mit Leo Tindemans: der Ursprung des Tindemans-Berichts (Brüssel, 24. Februar 2006)
VideoIn diesem Interview legt der ehemalige belgische Premierminister Leo Tindemans dar, wie er von seinen Kollegen am Ende des Gipfels von Paris vom 9. und 10. Dezember 1974 dazu ausersehen wurde, einen Bericht über die Europäische Union zu verfassen, und erläutert, wie er sein Team für diese Aufgabe zusammengestellt hat.
Interview with Leo Tindemans on the European Union ('s Hertogenbosch, 27 September 1975)
TextOn 27 September 1975, Belgian Prime Minister Leo Tindemans gives an interview to the Dutch section of the European Movement in which he describes the objectives and procedures of his mission to define the notion of a ‘European Union’.
Erklärung von Leo Tindemans zum Bericht über die Europäische Union (September 1975)
VideoDer ehemalige belgische Premierminister Leo Tindemans erläutert im Jahre 1975, wie er von seinen Kollegen am Ende des Gipfels von Paris vom 9. und 10. Dezember 1974 dazu ausersehen wurde, einen Bericht über die Europäische Union zu verfassen, und definiert die Zielsetzungen dieses Berichts.
The Optica Report 1975 (Brussels, 16 January 1976)
TextOn 16 January 1976, the Optica Report 1975 is published (‘Optica’ for ‘Optimum Currency Areas’). This report is the result of a study carried out by experts appointed by the Commission of the European Communities to examine the concept of an optimum currency area in Europe.
Address given by Roy Jenkins on the creation of a European monetary union (Florence, 27 October 1977)
TextOn 27 October 1977, Roy Jenkins, President of the European Commission, gives an address at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence on the establishment of a European monetary union. He presents it as the surest way of reviving economic growth and combating inflation and unemployment.
The MacDougall Report — Volume I (Brussels, April 1977)
TextIn April 1977, a group of experts appointed by the Commission of the European Communities and chaired by Donald MacDougall presents the first volume of its report on the role of public finance in European integration.
The MacDougall Report — Volume II (Brussels, April 1977)
TextIn April 1977, a group of experts appointed by the Commission of the European Communities and chaired by Donald MacDougall presents the second volume of its report on the role of public finance in European integration.
Note from the President of the EC Commission on the prospect of monetary union (La Roche-en-Ardenne, 16–18 September 1977)
TextAt a reflection meeting of the Commission of the European Communities held from 16 to 18 September 1977, the President of the EC Commission presents a note on the prospect of monetary union in Europe.
The report by Lord Cromer’s Group (1978)
TextIn 1978, in connection with the ongoing reflection on economic and monetary union, the Commission of the European Communities sets up a group of experts, led by Lord Cromer, to examine the concept of parallel currencies, the question of units of account and the monetary organisation of Europe. The ‘Report of Lord Cromer’s Group’ was officially presented on 1 November 1978.
Proposal for reforming the Commission of the European Communities and its services (24 September 1979)
TextOn 24 September 1979, Dirk Spierenburg presents to the Commission the report drawn up under his chairmanship on reforming the Commission of the European Communities and its services.
Statement by Pierre Werner on the European Monetary System (1978)
TextIn 1978, during the debates on the issue of monetary stability in Europe, Pierre Werner, Honorary Minister of State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, sets out the objectives and implications of the future European Monetary System (EMS).