EURO and European Monetary Union

There are 7 Euro notes. In different colours and sizes they are denominated in 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 euros. The designs are symbolic for Europe's architectural heritage. They do not represent any existing monuments.

There are 8 Euro coins denominated in 2 and 1 euros, then 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents. Every euro coin will carry a common European face. On the obverse, each Member State will decorate the coins with their own motifs.

EURO Official Website (see particularly the Reference texts section and the Publication section).

European Commission - DG II, Directorate General responsible for Economic and Financial Affairs.

DG II Documents and Publications.

European Central Bank.

EURO rates - The daily EURO rates, EURO rates for budget execution, Reports on the EURO yield curve.

RAPID documents on Economic and Financial affairs: DG II - Aided Research on Economic and Financial Issues based on RAPID, the Spokesman's Service of the European Commission.

Reference Texts from different European Institutions.

The Euro Papers are an on-going series of publications providing information on a wide variety of technical and practical issues related to the introduction of the euro.

The Economic Papers are written by the Staff of the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, or by experts working in association with them. The "Papers" are intended to increase awareness of the technical work being done by the staff and to seek comments and suggestions for further analyses. The publication is free of charge.

Commission’s Recommendation for the Broad Guidelines of the Economic Policies of the
Member States and the Community drawn up in conformity with Article 103 (2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Convergence Reports.

Annual Economic Report 1999, 1998, 1997.

Legal Framework for the use of the Euro (4 August 1997).

Communication on the preparation of EMU (12 June 1996).

Green Paper on the practical arrangements for the introduction of the single currency, May 1995.

 

European Commission - DG IA, Directorate General responsible for the EU relations with the New Indipendent States, Common Foreign and Security Policy and External Service.

Task Force for the Accession Negotiations (TFAN) - This website presents the Commission’s Task Force for the Accession Negotiations, (TFAN) and provides information on the issues and procedures involved in the negotiations.

Task Force Enlargement at the European Parliament - In September 1997, a working party was set up in the European Parliament's secretariat to provide documentary information on all the preparatory stages of the coming enlargement of the European Union (Task-Force Enlargement).

Briefing Papers (European Parliament) - The briefings drafted by the European Parliament
Task Force on 'Enlargement' aim to present in a systematic, summary form the state of
discussions on the various aspects of enlargement of the Union and the positions adopted by the Member States and European institutions (classification by countries and by subjects).

Reports on progress towards accession by each of the Candidate Countries (4 November 1998).

Accession Partnership - Each CEE candidate country has an individually tailored Accession Partnership to help them prepare for accession. Details can be found on this website.

Agenda 2005.

White Paper on the Preparation of the Associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe for Integration into the Internal Market of the Union. Its purpose is to provide a guide to assist the associated countries in preparing themselves for operating under the requirements of the European Union's internal market (in EN and FR).

PHARE Programme.

 

European Commission - DG I, Directorate General in charge of the EU's common commercial policy and relations with North America, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand

The Market Access Database.

EU regulations for Trade Policy Instruments.

Publications concerning EU relations with USA, Canada and Asia (Communications, reports and policy papers).

The European Union in the United States - Delegation of the European Commission

European Commission - DG IA, Directorate General responsible for the EU relations with the New Indipendent States, Common Foreign and Security Policy and External Service.

European Commission - DG IB, Directorate General responsible for the EU relations with Southern Mediterranean, Middle and Near East, Latin America, South and South-East Asia and North-South Cooperation.

Barcelona Declaration and Work Plan.

EURO-MED Internet Forum contains important documents about EURO-Mediterranean Partnership.

European Commission - DG VIII, Directorate General deals with development cooperation
between the European Community and a large number of developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the ACP states.

European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO).

EU-ACP Trade Evolution 1990-1995 and EU-ACP Trade in 1995.

 

European Commission - DG VI, Directorate General responsible for the implementation of the European Unions's policies on agriculture and rural development.

AGENDA 2000 - Agriculture. This is a key strategy document in which the Commission sets out its view on how the European Union should develop its common policies beyond the year 2000: an important part is dedicated to the future reform of the common agricultural policy.

CAP 2000 consists of a number of studies being carried out by DG VI which examine the current situation and the longer and the longer term outlook for some of the key agricultural market (Beef, Diary, Cereal Sectors, Rural Development, Grains, Milk and Meat Market).

CAP reforms and reviews of the Common Agricultural Policy.

 

European Commission - DG XV, Directorate General responsible for ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market through its overview and co-ordination role in relation to whole range of Commission activities and the management and development of the specific sectors of the internal market.

DG XV Publications and Documents.

Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).

Single Market Action Plan which outlines details of the priority actions required to improve the functioning of the Single Market by 1 January 1999.

 

European Commission - DG V, Directorate General responsible for Employment, Social Affairs abd Equal
Opportunities.

Economic and Social Committee.

Social Action Programme 2001-2004.

Key Papers after the Extraordinary European Council on Employment (Jobs Summit, Luxembourg   20-21 November 1997), like "Presidency conclusions", "Employment in Europe Report 1997" and the "Guidelines for Members States - Employment Policies for 1998".

White Paper on growth, competitiveness and employment: the challenges and ways forward into the 21st Century (COM(93)700, adopted on 5 December 1993).

 

European Commission - DG IV, Directorate General responsible for establishing and implementing a coherent competition policy for the European Union. (A very comprehensive list of documents in the field of Antitrust, Merger, Liberalization and State Aid!!).

Annual Reports on Competition Policy.

Price and Cost Competitiveness Report.

Green Paper on Vertical Restraints in EC Competition Policy (COM(96)721, January 1997).

Green Paper on the Review of the Merger Regulation.

 

European Commission - DG XVI, Directorate General responsible for Community action to reduce the gaps in socio-economic development between the various regions of the European Union.

Structural Funds Regulations.

Cohesion Fund Regulations.
 

European Commission - DG XIII, Directorate General responsible for Information Society and Media.

EC Information Society Project Office (ISPO).

Legal Advisory Board for the Information Market.

A selection of Earlier Documents in the field of Telecommunication (1984-1996) with access to Main legistative documents and proposals, Communications and Green Papers.

EU Legislation in the field of Information Society.

Europe's way to the Information Society: an action plan (COM(94)0347 on 19 July 1994).

Europe and the Global Information Society - Bangemann Report.

Action Plan on learning in the Information Society.

Green Paper on the Convergence of the Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology Sectors, and the Implications for Regulation Towards an Information Society Approach, December 1997

Green Paper on living and working in the Information Society, July 1996.