{"id":13826,"date":"2022-06-16T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/?post_type=news&p=13826"},"modified":"2024-12-03T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:14:00","slug":"economic-ideas-and-political-action-in-shaping-economic-and-monetary-union-pierre-werner-and-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/news\/economic-ideas-and-political-action-in-shaping-economic-and-monetary-union-pierre-werner-and-luxembourg\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Ideas and Political Action in Shaping Economic and Monetary Union: Pierre WERNER and Luxembourg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Under the high patronage of Mrs Yuriko BACKES, Minister of Finance of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plenary session organised by Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg<\/a>, the University of Luxembourg<\/a> and the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C\u00b2DH)<\/a> and opened by a video message from Minister Yuriko Backes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins \u2013 the physical form of a currency that has become an important symbol of European identity. The single currency bears the hallmark of Pierre Werner (1913-2002), Finance Minister and Prime Minister of Luxembourg for many decades, whose 1970 Werner Report provided a detailed blueprint for Economic and Monetary Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To reflect on the origins of Economic and Monetary Union, the theoretical approach and political action of Pierre Werner and the role of Luxembourg in the establishment of the single European currency,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C\u00b2DH), are pleased to invite you to the conference<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEconomic Ideas and Political Action in Shaping Economic and Monetary Union: Pierre WERNER and Luxembourg\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

to the exhibition \u201cPierre WERNER (1913-2002) \u2013 A life dedicated to Luxembourg and Europe\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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    \nVideo Message from Minister\u00a0Yuriko Backes<\/h5>\n\n\n
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