Over much of the period since the late 1970s consumer confidence in France according to the consumer surveys prepared by the Commision, has generally been weak, with the balance between those consumers responding positively and those responding negatively to the questionaire, in percentage...

The possible emergence of the Euro'as an international currency has often been underlined as a by-product of European monetary unification. This report deals with such a possibility both form a positive and from a negative point of view.

With effect from 1 January 1999 the changeover to the single European currency will gradually take place. Although the final changeover will not occur until 1 Januaru 2002, and Euro notes and coins will only be available from that date, most enterprises will already be confronted with the Euro...

Following the decision of the Madrid European Council on the scenario for the introduction of the Euro, the Commission has undertaken a number of initiatives, both in the legislative and practical field, in order to step up preparations in the private sector and the within public administration.

The following fact sheets provide an overview of the state of preparations for the changeover of public administrations to the euros as of 15 May 1998. All eleven participating Member States are now in the process of enacting euro-related legislation which will come into force on 1 January 1999....

The group began by acknowledging the central role that traders will play in helping people understand prices and scales of values and accept the euro. Consumers are in direct physical contact with traders on an almost daily basis, and are thus by definition in a monetary relationship. The shop...

The European accountancy profession lead by the Fidiration des Experts Comptables Europiens, (FEE), is undertaking a major advice and communications project, with the support of the European Commission, to help organisations prepare for the introduction of the new single European currency, the...

On 30 September 1998, the Monetary Committee of the European Union established an ad-hoc working party on the technical issues relating to the implications of Stage 3 of EMU for the European Bonds and Bills markets. The group is chaired by Mr Brouhns, General Secretary of the Finance Ministry of...