euro as at September 2001. They update the previous factsheets dating from 1998 and outline the progress made since. …

in four important areas. The first part presents an assessment of the macro-economic performance of the euro-area economy … economic policy co-ordination. The second part describes the external development of the euro, including its role as an … international currency. The study then goes on to highlight the important changes which have taken place in euro-area financial …

phases of the completion of EMU (see also Euro Paper 38) as one of its activities targeted at enterprises “to draw practical …

This note is a synthesis of the various studies existing on the development of the use of the euro by the customers … of a regular survey of the Commission among European banks on the share of the euro in the payments and bank accounts. …

This review brings together the results of the various studies on the use of the euro in the Member States … euro is used in preparingaccounts and for payments by bank customers. The following conclusions can be drawn: - use of the … euro in public administrations is still underdeveloped although it is growingsteadily in most Member States. Tax payments …