In its conclusions adopted on 15 December 1990, the Rome European Council provides the context for the holding of two Intergovernmental Conferences (IGC) on Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and on Political Union, officially opening in Rome on the same date.

Group photo at the Rome European Council held on 14 and 15 December 1990, which sets out in its conclusions the framework within which the two Intergovernmental Conferences (IGCs) on Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and Political Union will be conducted.

Le 15 décembre 1990, Guido Carli, ministre italien du Trésor, ouvre solennellement à Rome la Conférence intergouvernementale (CIG) sur l'Union économique et monétaire (UEM).