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The British prime minister fears that a two-tier EU could damage the single market. As the eurozone debt crisis rumbles on, there has been much talk about the possibility of...

Nowadays it is considered one of the greatest successes of European integration, but the launch of the single currency was beset with uncertainty right up until its creation...

THE launch of euro bank notes and coins in less than a fortnight has been hailed as the "most exciting monetary revolution in history" by Belgium's deputy foreign affairs...

AUSTRIA is far ahead of its euro partners in preparing its business community for the introduction of the single currency, a new study will reveal. The survey by consultants...

While British politicians lock horns over monetary union, euro-zone companies are flocking into the country, joining American and Japanese firms which are piling into every...

EU FINANCE ministers are set to thrash out a deal to allow the tiny territories of San Marino and the Vatican City to issue their own versions of the euro when the single...

THE German parliament will give its blessing to the single currency projectthis week, enabling its government to approve the creation of an 11-member euro-zone at next...

THE politicians and central bankers are about to hand over the euro-baton to the business world. But no one is too sure how to handle it, because economic and monetary union...

"The launch of monetary union is a political decision and child's play compared to the continuous effort needed to make it workable and not fail." Bundesbank council member...

That archetypal 'unflappable' British civil servant, Sir Nigel Wicks, may be on the point of making EU institutional history. Well-placed sources suggest that the...

Never, since 1945, has the need for a positive political vision ofEuropean integration been greater, argues Peter SutherlandIN THE last ten years, the extent of change in...

THE euro should be in everyday use faster than first expected, according to a report drawn up by the European Commission. Its analysis of national preparations, however,...

IF ALL goes well in its first years, economic and monetary union in Europe should be a catalyst for job creation. That is about as precise as anyone can be, although this...

THE most nail-biting time for a host is the calm just before the party begins. The hall is booked, the food and drink in place and even the nostalgia band is up on stage with...

IF FRENCH politicians fearing the excessive powers of the coming European Central Bank are lookingfor an ally in Brussels, they will be disappointed in Yves-Thibault de...

"The Parliament should elect its president, not select its president." Dutch MEP and Liberal Group leader Gijs de Vries attacking the agreement between the Socialist Group...

“I think there is a risk that Germany will exasperate its partners. Not all of them, but some ... if someone is trying to impose on us an economic and monetary union in...

Entre Nous can report that Wim Duisenberg, the future Dutch president of the European Monetary Institute, is finally breaking radio silence to address the world ... almost....

PRESSURE is growing on the European Commission and leading member statesto tie up the loose ends of the single currency project as the make-or-break year of 1997 looms....

THE run-up to European economic and monetary union is proving to be like one of those maddening on-again off-again romances. One day – such as the day the Maastricht...