The basis of his thinking on European economic and monetary issues
Pierre Werner and the economic and monetary question
Pierre Werner, The contribution of economics to our intellectual life and national economy (December 1939)
TexteIn December 1939, Pierre Werner publishes an article in the journal of the Luxembourg Association of Catholic University Students, Academia. He examines the contribution that economics can make to intellectual life and to the national economy.
Lecture by Pierre Werner on the contribution of European finance and currencies to economic integration (Strasbourg, 21 November 1960)
TexteAt the invitation of the Lower Rhine Chamber of Commerce, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State, President of the Government and Finance Minister, gives a lecture on 21 November 1960 in Strasbourg entitled The contribution of European finance and currencies to economic integration and continental solidarity, in which he sets out the possible ways in which currency and finance might stimulate a movement towards economic integration, and the laws that should govern such a process.
Address given by Pierre Werner on the issues surrounding financial integration in Europe (Brussels, 27 November 1962)
TexteOn 27 November 1962, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State, President of the Government and Finance Minister, gives an address in Brussels to the members of the Association des amitiés belgo-luxembourgeoises in which he sets out his ideas on financial integration in Europe.
Address given by Pierre Werner at the inauguration of the Robert Schuman Monument, the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge and the European Centre (Luxembourg, 24 October 1966)
TexteOn 24 October 1966, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government, gives an address at the ceremony held in Luxembourg City for the inauguration of the Robert Schuman Monument, the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge and the administrative building for the European institutions.
Address by Pierre Werner entitled ‘The outlook for European financial and monetary policy’ (Saarbrücken, 26 January 1968)
TexteOn 26 January 1968, Pierre Werner, Minister of State and President of the Luxembourg Government, gives an address in Saarbrücken at the CDU economic congress entitled ‘The outlook for European financial and monetary policy’. In this address, he sets out a ‘five-point action plan’ for European monetary integration based on the creation of a European unit of account, fixed exchange rates between European currencies, consultation, and internal and external solidarity between the Member States of the European Communities. He also raises the idea of a monetary cooperation fund.
‘Luxembourg proposes a monetary policy for the Six’ from L’Agence économique et financière (28 January 1968)
TexteOn 28 January 1968, the daily newspaper L’Agence économique et financière comments on the study by Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, entitled ‘Prospects for a European financial and monetary policy’.
Letter from Louis Camu to Pierre Werner (Brussels, 2 February 1968)
TexteOn 2 February 1968, Louis Camu, President of the Bank of Brussels, congratulates Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, on his presentation entitled ‘Prospects for a European financial and monetary policy’ given on 16 January 1968 at the CDU Economic Congress in Saarbrücken.
Address given by Pierre Werner on the Benelux and the prospects of European financial policy (The Hague, 1 April 1968)
TexteCommenting on the completion of the customs union between the Six, due to take place on 1 July 1968, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government, gives an address to the Benelux Committee, meeting on 1 April 1968 in The Hague, in which he outlines the prospects of European financial policy for the Benelux.
'Why a European currency?', from Communauté européenne (October 1968)
TexteIn the October 1968 issue of the monthly publication Communauté européenne, the French journalist, Jean Lecerf, compares the Werner Plan with the plan proposed by the Action Committee for the United States of Europe (ACUSE), both of which call on the Six to adopt a single currency.
‘European monetary policy' from Nieuw Europa (June 1969)
TexteIn June 1969, Pierre Werner, Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Luxembourg, announces his ideas on the European Communities’ monetary policy in Nieuw Europa, the monthly bulletin of the Dutch Section of the European Movement.
Statement by Pierre Werner at the IMF Annual Meeting (Washington, 2 October 1969)
TexteOn 2 October 1969, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and Finance Minister, gives an address at the Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in his capacity as Governor of the IMF for Luxembourg.
Budget address by Pierre Werner (Luxembourg, 11 November 1969)
TexteOn 11 November 1969, as the draft state budget for the 1970 financial year is presented to the Chamber of Deputies, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State, President of the Government and Finance Minister, gives an address on the short- and medium-term programmes and projections, the economic and financial climate, currency, savings and credit.
Pierre Werner, Europe on the road to monetary union (Luxembourg, 28 February 1970)
TexteOn 28 February 1970, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State, President of the Government and Finance Minister, submits a new version of the text entitled The outlook for European financial and monetary policy, originally published in January 1968. In this new version, he proposes a five-point action plan for the achievement by stages of economic and monetary union. This document is known as the Luxembourg plan for monetary integration, or the first Werner Plan.
Presentation by Pierre Werner on the need for a European monetary union and the prospects for success of such a union (Munich, 18 March 1971)
TexteOn 18 March 1971, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Finance Minister and Minister of State, gives an address in Munich in which he emphasises the need to establish a European economic and monetary union and outlines the prospects for success of such a union.
Statement by Pierre Werner at the Annual Meeting of the IMF Governors (Washington, 30 September 1971)
TexteOn 30 September 1971, Pierre Werner, Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Luxembourg, gives an address at the Annual Meeting of the IMF Governors in Washington.
Address given by Pierre Werner on Europe’s response to the crisis and the monetary reform (Liège, 1 October 1971)
TexteOn 1 October 1971, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Finance Minister and Minister of State, gives a lecture at the University of Liège in which he outlines the introduction of the first stage of European economic and monetary union and analyses the crisis facing Europe.
Address by Pierre Werner at the ceremony for the presentation of the Robert Schuman Medal (Montigny-lès-Metz, 16 October 1971)
TexteOn 16 October 1971, the Association of Friends of President Robert Schuman presents Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government, with a gold medal struck with the profile of Robert Schuman, to mark his contribution to the European integration process.
Address given by Pierre Werner on economic and monetary union as a step towards a political Europe (Davos, 28 January 1972)
TexteOn 28 January 1971, at the first World Economic Forum in Davos, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Minister of State, sets out his vision on the establishment of economic and monetary union as a step towards a political Europe.
Address given by Pierre Werner on the circulation of productive capital in Europe (Paris, 3 February 1972)
TexteOn 3 February 1972, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Minister of State, gives an address at the University of Paris on the circulation of productive capital in Europe.
Lecture by Pierre Werner on economic and monetary union as a step towards a political Europe (Luxembourg, 11 February 1972)
TexteOn 11 February 1972, at a meeting of the European Movement Luxembourg, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Finance Minister and Minister of State, sets out his vision of the establishment of economic and monetary union as a step towards a political Europe.
Address by Pierre Werner at the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe (18 May 1972)
TexteOn 11 May 1972, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Finance Minister and Minister of State, gives an address to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe in which he outlines the various stages for a European economic and monetary union.
Address given by Pierre Werner on European monetary union, the dollar and international reform (Paris, 12 November 1973)
TexteOn 12 November 1973, at the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs in Paris, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Minister of State, gives an address on European monetary union, the dollar and international reform.
Address given by Pierre Werner to the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg, 30 October 1974)
TexteOn 30 October 1974, in the midst of the energy crisis, inflation and international monetary chaos, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Minister of State, gives an address to the Chamber of Deputies in which he expresses the Luxembourg Government’s concern at the possible repercussions of the crisis on the economic and monetary integration process.
Pierre Werner, From the Werner Plan to the European Monetary System (EMS) (1980)
TexteIn 1980, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister, gives a presentation to the Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels entitled From the Werner Plan to the European Monetary System (EMS).
Pierre Werner and the economic and monetary question
Address by Pierre Werner on Luxembourg in the international financial environment (Luxembourg, 4 June 1983)
TexteOn 4 June 1983, the Luxembourg Prime Minister, Pierre Werner, gives an address at the 25th Congress of the Association Cambiste Internationale (ACI — the Financial Markets Association) on Luxembourg in the international financial environment.