Background references
Documents from 12 September 1978 to 15 October 1981Identity Statement
Bonini, Gherardo
Content and Structure
Articles by Jean-Pascal Van Ypersele of Catholic University of Louvain "Bringing the European Currencies closer together"
Reports of the Monetary Committee: Interim Report on the European Monetary System (EMS) (II/514/78), Report on the EMS (II/612/78), Final report on the EMS (II/678/78)
Report to the Council on the EMS by the Committee of Governors outlined on 14 November 1978
Reports of the Heyvaert Group: n° 39 « Rapport intérimaire sur le SME », n° 40 « Formule de Rapprochement entre les deus systèmes d’intervention »
Notes submitted to the Heyvaert Group by National Bank of Belgium « La Grille de Parités combinée avec l’Indicateur de Divergence », by Bank of England on EMS, by Banque de France, « Esquisse du nuoveau SME »
Notes submitted to the Monetary Committee by Belgian members, "Renovation du Soutien Monétaire à Court Terme"
Council's Communication to the Press on Ecofin meeting held on 18 September 1978 and summary Minutes of Ecofin meeting held on 16 October 1978
Excerpts from conclusions of the Presidency of European Council
Commission's Report to the European Council on the European Monetary Fund (COM(80) 146 final - 20 March 1980), excerpts from the foreword to the Fifth Medium-Term Program
Statements taken at the Monetary Committee and Governors Committee meetings
Reports and resolutions established by the European Parliament
Official documents concerning the EMS after the transition period
Comparison notes
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