The final report
The final report
TextFinal report (8 October 1970)
Report to the Council and the Commission on the realisation by stages of economic and monetary union in the Community (8 October 1970) — final version
TextOn 8 October 1970, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State, President of the Government and Finance Minister, submits to the Council of Ministers and the European Commission his final report on the conditions for the feasibility of an economic and monetary union.
English translation of the final report by Pierre Werner
TextPierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Minister of State, is closely involved in the drafting of the English translation of the report to the Council and the Commission on the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union.
Press conference held by Pierre Werner (8 October 1970)
VideoOn 8 October 1970, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, presents to the press his final report on the conditions required for the establishment of economic and monetary union (EMU) in successive stages.
Interview with Pierre Werner (RTL, 8 October 1970)
TonOn 8 October 1970, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, presents his final report to the press on the prospects for the step-by-step achievement of economic and monetary union.
Interview with Raymond Barre (RTL, 8 October 1970)
TonIn an RTL broadcast aired on 8 October 1970, the European Commission Vice-President and renowned professor of economics, Raymond Barre, outlines the proposals for economic and monetary union set out in the Werner Report.
Statement by Pierre Werner to the Council of Ministers (Luxembourg, 26 October 1970)
TextOn 26 October 1970, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, reports to the Council of the progress made by the Committee of Experts, of which he is Chairman, with regard to the stage-by-stage implementation of economic and monetary union among the Six.
Communication by the Council on the Werner Plan (Luxembourg, 27 October 1970)
TextOn 27 October 1970, the Council of the European Communities expresses its thanks and appreciation to Pierre Werner and his group of experts for the drafting of the report on the establishment by stages of a European economic and monetary union.
Communication and proposals from the Commission to the Council on the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union (Brussels, 29 October 1970)
TextOn 29 October 1970, the Commission of the European Communities issues a communication to the Council in which it states that it is generally in favour of the proposals contained in the Werner Report. Based largely on this report, the Commission also submits its own proposals on the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union in Europe.
Communication from the Commission on the Werner Plan (30 October 1970)
TextOn 30 October 1970, the European Commission forwards to the Council a communication in which it declares itself to be largely in favour of the proposals set out in the Werner Report on the stage-by-stage implementation of European economic and monetary union.
Draft Council Decision (30 October 1970)
TextOn 30 October 1970, in anticipation of the implementation of the Werner Report, the European Commission submits to the Council a draft decision on the strengthening of cooperation between the central banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC).
European Parliament resolution on the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union (29 December 1970)
TextOn 29 December 1970, the European Parliament adopts a resolution on the establishment by stages of economic and monetary union in the Community, on the basis of European Commission proposals concerning the Werner Report.
Resolution on the achievement by stages of economic and monetary union in the Community (22 March 1971)
TextOn 22 March 1971, following the deliberations of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) held on 8 and 9 February 1971, the Council and the representatives of the Member States adopt a resolution on the achievement by stages of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).
Resolution of the Council on the application of the Resolution of 22 March 1971 on the attainment by stages of economic and monetary union in the Community (21 March 1972)
TextOn 21 March 1972, the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States of the European Communities adopt a resolution on the application of the Resolution of 22 March 1971 on the achievement by stages of economic and monetary union (EMU).