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  1. EMU: Prospects and Challenges for the Euro (Economic Policy)
  2. Sweden and EMU.(Economic and Monetary Union, European currency): An article from: National Institute Economic Review
  3. Costs and benefits of Poland's EMU accession: a tentative assessment.(Economic and Monetary Union): An article from: Comparative Economic Studies by Jakub Borowski, 2004-03-01
  4. Estimated stabilization costs of the EMU. (European Monetary Union): An article from: National Institute Economic Review by Ray C. Fair, 1998-04-01
  5. Ensuring financial stability in the euro area.(includes related article on financial system supervision and lender of last-resort-operations in the EMU)(Cover ... An article from: Finance & Development by Alessandro Prati, Garry J. Schinasi, 1998-12-01
  6. Institutional, Legal and Economic Aspects of the EMU
  7. Challenges for Central Banks in an Enlarged EMU (Schriftenreihe der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Europaforschung (ECSA Austria) / European Community ... Association of Austria Publication Series)
  8. EMU: The rising challenge to the dollar : a European perspective on American scepticism and monetary union (Working paper series) by Constantine A Papadopoulos, 1998

21. Economic And Monetary Union Euro European Emu 1st Currency
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1 Introduction
In economics, a monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency among them. The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was the proposal to establish such a single currency between the member states of the European Union . That single currency has now come into existence (see article on the euro for more information). Under the so-called Copenhagen criteria , it is a condition of entry for states acceding to membership of the EU that they be able to fulfil the requirements for monetary union within a given period of time. EMU is sometimes misinterpreted to mean European Monetary Union instead.
2 History of the EMU
The Delors report of 1989 set out a plan to introduce the EMU in three stages and it included the creation of institutions like the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), which would become responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policy.

22. Euro / EMU Currency News From READE
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emu, euro, finance, monetary union, europe, britain, uk, treasury, EMU, Events, Frankfurt, Banking, Technology, Finance Reade Advanced Materials offers: Euro Currency Information A) There is a wealth of information about the EURO available through the Internet. Just select your area of interest from the list below. Financial Times EURO Currency Calculator- Click 2) EURO Currency Converter- Click 3) Barkley's EURO Conversion Calculator- Click EURO Foreign Exchange Reference Rates- Click 5) Information about the EURO (multilingual)- Click 6) Questions and answers on the EURO (multilingual)- Click European Monetary Union (EMU) Basics- Click 8) EURO News Room- Click 9) " What's New " with the EURO? 10) EURO Time Table- Click 11) EURO Notes Coins Explanations- Click 12) Legal policies of the EUR- Click Banque de France News- Click 14) Deutsche Bundesbank News- Click 15) Bank of England's EURO Page- Click 16) Bank for International Settlements- Click 17) European Central Bank News- Click 18) EURO Links- Click 19) Other EURO Internet addresses- Click B) Randomly picked euro-compliant financial software:
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23. EUbusiness - Currency Converter
Web euro and emu FAQ Monetary Union economics currency converter Shocked Irish 115 million euro lottery winner pleads for privacy
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24. EUbusiness - Monetary Union For Business
The Impact of the euro on Companies in Central and Eastern europe Managing the Changeover to the single currency Guide with information on the currency
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Document Actions This section provides detailed information for companies on the practical and legal aspects of the changeover to the single currency.

25. What Are The Arguments For And Against Joining The Euro
The euro is a single currency arrangement that came into theoretical There is no guarantee that emu will be a success. Indeed the euro may be a recipe
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What are the arguments for and against joining the Euro? The Euro is a single currency arrangement that came into theoretical operation between 11 members of the European Union in January 1999. On January 1st 2002 EU members got rid of their own currencies and introduced the Euro as their sole currency. If Britain joins the Euro, it will likely be in 2003. The government has offered the British public a referendum on Britain's entry into it though some ministers have clouded the issue as to whether Britain's entry (or not) will be a political or an economic decision. Jack Straw, Home Secretary, has stated that a decision will almost certainly be a political one whereas the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has stated that the 'Five Tests' will determine whether we join the Euro - i.e., any decision will be an economic one. The Euro’s record since its introduction has been poor as measured by its value against the pound and US Dollar, and the relative performance of the European and UK/USA economies. It has only been in the summer of 2002, that its value against the dollar has picked up. However, unemployment in Germany, once the economic power-base of Europe, is high. In July 2002, Germany had a symbolic 'no-shop day' by Germans to protest about the tendency of firms, shop keepers etc to push up prices of commodities as against their price pre-Euro. A single currency means that there are no longer separate national monetary policies, and instead a new central bank has been set up – The European Central Bank – that conducts a Europe wide monetary policy, in particular the setting of interest rates. That means a loss of separate national monetary policies – interest rates and exchange rates. Should Germany want to introduce an economic policy to fight back against unemployment, it cannot do so as this can only come from the European Central Bank.

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27. Euro 2003: Associated Studies
euro 2003 associated studies UK membership of the single currency emu studies. 18 emu studies accompany the Treasury s assessment of the five economic
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UK MEMBERSHIP OF THE SINGLE CURRENCY: EMU STUDIES
Some of the studies have been split up to ensure faster and easier download. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer you can download the software free of charge from the Adobe website . For alternative ways to read PDF documents and further information on website accessibility visit the HM Treasury accessibility page. The five tests framework
Analysis of European and UK business cycles and shocks

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emu studies on membership of the single currency Third outline changeover plan includes updates on all areas of euro preparations and is a comprehensive
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The UK government's policy on Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
On 9 June 2003 the Government published the assessment of the five economic tests, the 18 supporting studies and the third outline national changeover plan. To read more ...
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Assessment of the Five Economic tests: June 2003 full report. Statement by Gordon Brown on UK Membership of the Single Currency
The Chancellor's speech to the House of Commons on 9 June 2003. EMU studies on membership of the single currency
18 studies accompanying the Treasury's assessment of the five economic tests. National Changeover Plan
Third outline changeover plan includes updates on all areas of euro preparations and is a comprehensive statement of how the government would manage a UK changeover. Other documents published by the Treasury on Economic and Monetary Union
including the October 1997 assessment and David Currie's the Pros and Cons of EMU
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Related publications Budget 2004: Flexibility in the UK Economy Budget 2004: Stability and Growth Pact - A discussion Paper www.euro.gov.uk

29. European Union - Delegation Of The European Commission To The USA
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    30. Euro - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    The euro is also the currency of other nonEU states such as Montenegro and Kosovo The early accession to the emu is due to the extremely tight monetary
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    The euro ISO 4217 code EUR ) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria Belgium Finland France ... Luxembourg , the Netherlands Portugal , and Spain , collectively known as Eurozone The euro is the result of the most significant monetary reform in Europe since the Roman Empire . Although the euro can be seen simply as a mechanism for perfecting the Single European Market , facilitating free trade among the members of the Eurozone ; the euro is also seen by its founders as a key part of the project of European political integration. Monaco San Marino , and the Vatican City , which formerly used the French Franc or the Italian Lira as their currency now use the euro as their currency and are licensed to mint their own euro coins in small amounts even though they are not EU states. The euro is also used for payment of debt in other non-EU states such as Montenegro Kosovo and Andorra The euro is administered by the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), composed of the

    31. Microsoft Office Assistance Display Costs In Multiple Currencies
    The euro currency Converter lets you display the converted cost data in new Because exchange rates are set for emu currencies, the wizard provides these
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    Applies to Microsoft Project 2000 and 2002 You can use the Euro Currency Converter COM add-in with Microsoft Project 2000 or later to display costs in more than one currency at the same time. This is especially helpful if you need to report costs in your own currency as well as in the euro (or other currency). Download and install the Euro Currency Converter COM add-in from Downloads on Microsoft Office Online. After installing the Euro Currency Converter, its toolbar is displayed in Microsoft Project. This toolbar is also accessible from the View menu. Use the Euro Currency Converter toolbar buttons to easily: The Euro Currency Converter lets you display the converted cost data in new currency columns in Microsoft Project, and can also help you create a new cost table that includes them. The new euro (or additional) currency fields, however, cannot be edited. Changes made to the original currency (or base currency) are reflected in the corresponding euro (or additional) currency fields.

    32. IATA - Enlargement Of The European Economic And Monetary Union (EMU)
    12 States already participate in the emu, ie euro is their currency Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
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      Enlargement of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
      Background In September 1996, the IATA Financial Committee established a multi-disciplinary EMU Task Force to provide a coordinated industry-wide approach to addressing the effects of the introduction of the euro on the airline industry. Following the industry's successful and efficient acceptance of the euro, the EMU Task Force was disbanded and replaced by an EMU Interest Group with the role of monitoring the effects of the euro on the industry systems during the euro transition period. The Financial Committee disbanded the EMU Interest Group at FC/86. The industry's preparations for enlargement need to be coordinated from a single point. However, the protocols required to ready the industry for the euro were in place prior to its introduction on 1 January 1999 and, therefore, preparing the industry for EMU enlargement is a matter of following those protocols. For this reason, at the FC/90 in March 2004 the Financial Committee decided that no formal panel or working group was required and that the Industry Currency Services department would continue to manage this activity. Industry's Preparations A survey conducted by Industry Currency Coordination in 2004 identified that the following 6 IATA functions would need to be prepared for the enlargement of EMU:

    33. The EURO - Europe's New Currency
    The euro is europe s new currency, to be launched in 1999 and to replace Eday is the same across emu member countries. National currencies will be
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    [Last update: 7-Dec-2001] On January 1, 1999, eleven European countries have replaced their national currencies and introduced a single European currency, the euro . Today (December 2001) the euro is the official currency in 12 countries. Bills and coins of the national currencies will remain in circulation as subdenominations of the euro until January 1, 2002, when they will be exchanged against new euro coins and bills. However, all inter-bank commerce and stock exchange trade is now denominated in the official currency. This information page provides basic information about the new currency and the process through which European monetary union has been achieved.
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    Decision on participating member states by the European Council on a recommendation from the Council of Ministers on the basis of reports and recommendations from the Commission and the European Monetary Institute (EMI). The recommendations will assess the performance of each countries under the Maastricht criteria . Bilateral exchange rates between the participating countries will be announced. Eleven countries have been chosen for the first round of membership. For details, see below.

    34. Euro Currency - The Euro
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    From JP Morgan. A very good primer on the European Monetary Union in general and the euro in particular. EmuAware
    From Irish State Agency. This site provides basic information on the Euro as well as conversion rate tables. EMU Page
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    35. European Monetary Union: Definition And Much More From Answers.com
    The european Economic and Monetary Union (emu) consists of three stages Prior to adopting the euro, a member state has to have its currency in the
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    An agreement by participating European Union member countries that includes protocols for the pooling of currency reserves and the introduction of a common currency. Wikipedia Economic and Monetary Union In economics, a monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency among them. The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) consists of three stages coordinating economic policy and culminating with the adoption of the euro, the EU's single currency. All member states of the European Union participate in the EMU. Twelve member states of the European Union have entered the third stage and have adopted the euro as their currency. The United Kingdom and Denmark have opt-outs exempting them from the transition to the third stage of the EMU. The remaining eleven member states are required to enter the third stage and adopt the euro. Under the Copenhagen criteria , it is a condition of entry for states acceding to the EU that they be able to fulfil the requirements for monetary union within a given period of time. The 10 new countries that acceded to the European Union in

    36. An Awfully Big Adventure | Economist.com
    The advent of europe’s single currency, the euro, may merely be “purgatory”, But there is no doubt that european economic and monetary union (emu),
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    37. The Euro
    When a state joins the emu its national currency becomes a subunit of the euro During the transition phase, in which the national currency and the euro
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    Because of the impact of the changes and the technical requirements which the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) brings with it, the Currency System family of software and services includes special support for EMU currencies.
    The European Union
    The European Union (EU) is a dynamic institution, which also reflects on the EMU process. Five waves of accessions followed the original community of six countries, bringing the total to 25 member states on May 1, 2004:
    • 1957: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; 1973: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom; 1981: Greece; 1986: Spain and Portugal; 1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden; 2004: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
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    Related Links The process of achieving economic and monetary union was set out in the 1957 Treaty of Rome and in subsequent treaties (Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and Amsterdam Treaty of 1997) and decisions. The euro ( currency code : EUR) is the official currency of the European Union (as stated in article I-8 of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe), and the EMU is the process by which EU member states replace their national currency with the euro and transfer management of monetary policy to the European Central Bank.

    38. Issue Briefs The Euro And EMU
    Stage Three began in 1999, when the single currency (renamed euro from Ecu Controversies about the euro and emu are many and varied it is one of the
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    39. Impact Of The European Single Currency
    Any amount denominated either in euro or in a national currency unit of a and the euro will be the only legal currency in the emuParticipating States;
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    The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the world business organization, based in Paris. The ICC Commissions on Banking Technique & Practice, International Commercial Practice, and Insurance, develop and maintain uniform rules for international trade, including the Uniform Rules for Contract Guarantees (URCG 325), Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG 458), Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 500), Uniform Rules for Collections (URC 522), Uniform Rules for Contract Bonds (URCB 524), and Uniform Rules for Bank-to-Bank Reimbursements (URR 525) (hereinafter referred to collectively as "ICC Rules"). The Introduction of the European single currency (euro), shall not have the effect of altering, discharging or excusing performance under any instrument subject to ICC Rules. This Decision emphasizes the need to correctly interpret and apply ICC Rules. Consequently, ICC national committees and associated organizations are strongly urged to distribute this Decision as widely as possible to help ensure the future smooth running of the instruments issued under ICC Rules. This Decision does not amend any articles of ICC Rules in any way, but merely indicates the correct interpretation thereof which has been adopted unanimously by the ICC Commission on Banking Technique and Practice, on 6 April 1998.

    40. BBC News | Euro Facts | EMU Fast Facts
    Fixing the conversion rates between the emu currencies is the third stage of The single currency s impact will be immediate, even though euro notes and
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    EMU fast facts
    On the face of it, not much will change on 1 January 1999 when the new single currency, the euro, is launched. Portuguese will still spend escudos, Germans will have Deutschmarks in their wallets and the French will use francs to pay for dinner. What most people do not know is that they will already be using a form of euros: All currencies in the 'eurozone' will only be units of the euro - in some way like the cent to the dollar and the penny to the pound. And from day one, European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) will have an impact on their lives. Get the EMU fast facts with BBC News Online.
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    The eurozone, or 'Euroland' as some call it, is huge. Its 11 members are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.
    • Population With 290 million inhabitants the eurozone is larger than the United States.
    • Economy Together the EMU countries boast a gross domestic product (GDP) of $6,480bn (5,550bn euros); a bit smaller than the US GDP of $7,610bn.

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