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The Initial Period of Europe’s Monetary Union

We want to take the 25th anniversary of eabh as an occasion to look at the initial period of Europe’s Monetary Union (EMU). We would like to have ‘a Conversation’ with those financiers, politicians, lawyers and academics that were involved in relevant decisions concerning the financial sector 25 years ago – and those in charge today.

The European Monetary Union and the introduction of the Euro in 1999 were unexpected achievements without precedent. And expectations were high. The Community anticipated output and productivity growth, the realisation of the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital, the elimination of customs and duties, and in the social sphere, the creation of a European Social Fund. What happened to the hopes and objectives of the Treaty of Maastricht? Have some of them come true?

Decision-makers today face the challenges of a fractured union; however, not all problems policy makers face today are new. Which crucial turning points or decisions in the history of the Union should and could be revised in order to avoid the mistakes of the past?

The full programme is available here: www.bankinghistory.org/events

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Accommodation

eabh has made a number of preliminay reservations at the following hotels. Please contact eabh not later than 7 December 2015 at g.massaglia@bankinghistory.org in order to profit from the mentioned special rates.

Hotel single d sing use double city tax www.hoteldelapace.it 75,00 € 90,00 € euro 3,50 person/night www.hotelricasoli.it 90,00 € 115,00 € euro 4,50 person/night

Breakfast is always included.

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Travel

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