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ECU3 : 1984- European Parliament 5th Anniversary of the European Monetary System
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N°ECU3 : official letterhead envelope "European Parliament" (OE) -
Reperfed "5 Years of Entry into force of European Monetary System (E.M.S.) / European Currency Unit (E.C.U.) - on the initiative of Mr. Valery GISCARD D'ESTAING, President of France & Mr. Helmut SCHMIDT, Chancellor of Germany"
Postage France 2,00F "Council of Europe Service stamp” (Exist with 1,60F and 2,00F Council of Europe stamp)
Slogan cancellation "Strasbourg, Session of the European Parliament" 13.03.1984
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Birth of the European Monetary System and the E.C.U. (European Currency Unit)
Precursor of the EURO
April 7-8, 1978, Copenhagen European Council: German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing submit to their partners a draft European Monetary System (EMS).
4-5 December 1978, Brussels European Council: Historic European Agreement on the creation of the single currency ECU (European Currency Unit), European unit of account which represents the weighted average of the participating currencies, adopted by eight countries of the common market (Germany Federal, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands).
12-13 March 1979, Paris European Council: Entry into force of the European Monetary System (March 13) based on the concept of fixed, but adjustable, exchange rates. The member states of the European Union now undertake to respect a fluctuation band for their currencies restricted to +/- 2.25%. This level marks the start of European monetary stability.
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- 13/03/1984
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