In his memoirs, former Luxembourg Prime Minister Pierre Werner reflects on the debates between economists and monetarists that took place during the work of the ad hoc group tasked with drafting a plan by stages for an economic and monetary union.
In Vorbereitung auf die Konferenz der europäischen Finanzminister am 23. und 24. Februar 1970 in Paris skizziert das luxemburgische Finanzministerium einen Aktionsplan für die stufenweise Verwirklichung einer Währungsunion.
Am 5. März 1970 greift die deutsche Botschaft in Luxemburg die kritischen Anmerkungen von Pierre Werner, dem luxemburgischen Premierminister und Vorsitzenden der Ad-hoc-Gruppe, über den deutschen Plan für eine Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion auf. Dabei wird auf die Kontroversen zwischen Ökonomen und Monetaristen verwiesen.
On 11 March 1970, Jacques Rueff, French economist and senior official, congratulates Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, for his study entitled ‘Europe on the road to monetary union’.
In einem internen Runderlass vom 10. August 1970 fasst der deutsche Außenminister die Arbeiten der Werner-Gruppe zusammen, die mit der Ausarbeitung eines Berichts über die stufenweise Verwirklichung der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion der Europäischen Gemeinschaft betraut ist.
On 16 October 1970, in Paris, the Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Pierre Werner, presents a report to members of the ‘Cercle de l'Opinion' on the implications of European economic and monetary union.
On 16 October 1970, Raymond Barre, Vice-President of the European Commission with special responsibility for Economic and Financial Affairs, gives an address to the members of the Cercle de l’Opinion in Paris in which he outlines the issues surrounding European economic and monetary union.
On 16 October 1970, Robert Marjolin, former Vice-President of the European Commission, gives an address to the members of the Cercle de l’Opinion in Paris in which he outlines the issues surrounding European economic and monetary union.
On 28 October 1970, Jacques Rueff, a French economist and senior official, congratulates Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State, President of the Government and Finance Minister, on his plan to establish a European union through monetary cooperation.
On 9 December 1970, the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Communities sends a note by Raymond Barre, Vice-President of the European Commission with special responsibility for Economic and Financial Affairs, to Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg Foreign Minister, and Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister, in preparation for the forthcoming discussions with the United Kingdom on economic, financial and monetary issues.