At the end of the Hanover European Council of 27 and 28 June 1988, Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, and Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities, hold a press conference during which they outline the advantages of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the working method required to achieve this.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, discusses the stages leading up to the publication of the ‘Delors Report', particularly mentioning the role of Pierre Werner, and describes the composition and work of the Committee of Governors, which he chaired, and which paved the way to the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) enshrined in the Maastricht Treaty.

In this interview, Jacques de Larosière, former Governor of the Bank of France and former member of the committee chaired by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, which had the task of studying and proposing the practical stages leading to the gradual establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), summarises the objectives of this committee.

In this interview, Jacques de Larosière, former Governor of the Banque de France and former member of the committee chaired by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, which was set up to examine and propose practical steps leading to the gradual establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), discusses the working method used during the meetings of this committee.

In this interview, Élisabeth Guigou, Secretary-General of the Interministerial Committee for Questions on European Economic Cooperation (SGCI) from 1985 to 1990 and Policy Officer to the President of the French Republic, François Mitterrand, from 1988 to 1990, describes the additional work carried out after the submission of the Delors Report on the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1989 and discusses the differences of opinion between France and Germany on this issue.

In this interview, Alexandre Lamfalussy, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) from 1985 to 1993 and President of the European Monetary Institute (EMI) from 1994 to 1997, explains the role that he played as a member of the ‘Delors Committee’, which was tasked in 1988 with studying and proposing concrete stages for the progressive realisation of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). He particularly focuses on the attitude of the various members of the ‘Delors Committee’ with regard to the chances of success for EMU, and describes the circumstances surrounding his appointment as President of the European Monetary Institute (EMI).

In April 1989, Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, proposes to the Twelve the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in three stages, intended to lead to the adoption of a single European currency.

On 28 June 1988, the Hanover European Council decides to entrust to a Committee chaired by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, the task of studying and proposing concrete stages leading towards an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).

On 12 April 1989, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities, publishes the ‘Delors Report' which proposes that economic and monetary union (EMU) be achieved in three stages.

On 18 April 1989, the Spanish daily newspaper El País analyses the impact of the economic and monetary union (EMU) propounded by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, on the functioning of the European Communities.

On 18 April 1989, the French daily newspaper Le Monde comments on the Delors Report on the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).

Table listing the members of the committee chaired by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, responsible for submitting and proposing practical steps leading towards gradual establishment of economic and monetary union (EMU).

In his memoirs, Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission between 1985 and 1995, discusses the establishment, the composition and the work of the Delors Committee which, on 12 April 1989, proposes to the Member States of the European Communities the creation of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in three stages.