In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, Economic Adviser in the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the Commission of the European Communities from 1986 to 1988 and Head of the Private Office of Belgian Finance Minister Philippe Maystadt from 1988 to 1991, explains how the composition of the Delors Committee, which comprised the central bank governors and three independent experts, had a major impact on the outcome of the committee’s work.

In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, Economic Adviser in the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the Commission of the European Communities from 1986 to 1988 and Head of the Private Office of Belgian Finance Minister Philippe Maystadt from 1988 to 1991, outlines the main aspects of the Delors Report on the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union.

In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, Economic Adviser in the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the Commission of the European Communities from 1986 to 1988 and Head of the Private Office of Belgian Finance Minister Philippe Maystadt from 1988 to 1991, describes the personality of Alexandre Lamfalussy, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) from 1985 to 1993 and first President of the European Monetary Institute (EMI) from 1994 to 1997.