Tag for 'EURO'
Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
Statement following the Greek parliament vote on the presidential candidate Brussels, 29/12/2014 Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, issued the following statement today:'Following the third vote on a new President in the Parliament today, the Greek government has just announced general elections on 25 January. Through this democratic process, [...]
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
Latvia becomes the 18th Member State to adopt the euro IP/13/1307Brussels, 31 December 2013 After Latvia adopts the euro at midnight tonight – on the 15th anniversary of the launch of the euro in 1999 – 18 Member States and 333 million Europeans will share the same currency. This is a major achievement for Latvia [...]
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Europa series €5 banknote to be issued as of 2 May 2013 30 April 2013European Central BankFrankfurt The Eurosystem, comprising the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the euro area countries, has completed preparations for the introduction of a new €5, the first banknote in the Europa series. The new note [...]
Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Ambassador Schweisgut gives keynote address at Keizai Koho Center EU News 239/2012 7 June 2012 On Wednesday 6 June, Ambassador Schweisgut gave the keynote address to a business audience of over 150 people at an event organised by the Keizai Koho Center. The talk focused on the latest economic developments in the eurozone and was an extremely valuable opportunity to talk directly with major Japanese businesses. Our thanks to the Keizai Koho Center for setting up this important and productive event. Photo by R. Duignan, EU, 2012
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
EU Ambassador Schweisgut keynote speaker at Asian Development Bank Institute EU News 231/2012 6 June 2012 On Monday 4 June, Ambassador Schweisgut gave the keynote address at a round-table event jointly organised by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Delegation of the European Union to Japan. The event was titled "EU responses to the European Sovereign Debt Crisis" and covered the latest economic developments in Europe. After his opening speech, the Ambassador was joined on stage by a panel of experts from the Bank of Japan, Ministry of Finance and the Nomura Research Institute. Photo credit: R.Duignan, EU, 2012
