In 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).

On 9 March 1982, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government, gives an address in the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies on Belgium’s decision to devalue the Belgian franc. He reacts particularly strongly to the fact that the Luxembourg Government was left out of the discussions, despite the link between the Belgian and Luxembourg francs.

On 10 November 1982, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce for Belgium and Luxembourg, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government, gives an address in which he discusses the deterioration of the international economic situation and the monetary tensions in the world. He particularly focuses on the problems facing the Luxembourg economy and the efforts being made to boost growth in the country. He also calls for a strengthening of cooperation between the three Benelux countries and emphasises the conditions that are needed to gradually rebuild a genuine international monetary system.

This statement by Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Minister of State, to the Chamber of Deputies on 22 March 1983 focuses on the current monetary circumstances, the importance of the 21 March 1983 agreement on the adjustment of central rates in the European Monetary System (EMS) and the impact of this adjustment on the European economy.