Opening of the 46th Economics Conference of the OeNB in cooperation with SUERF
Channel: Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
Date: 20/05/2019

European Economic and Monetary Union: The first and the next 20 years

When the European Central Bank was created on June 1, 1998, and the euro was introduced on January 1, 1999, the project of a European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) finally became reality after a long process of monetary cooperation and unification. As the euro celebrates its 20th anniversary, it is worthwhile to take stock of this major institutional reform and explore what the future holds for EMU. After a brief look into its general history, we will discuss in more detail how EMU brought about the level of monetary, financial and fiscal stability that allowed Europe to master adversarial events such as the Great Financial Crisis and its aftermath. We will also examine the role EMU plays in the larger European project. What are the steps yet to be taken to fully complete this historical project? Moreover, we will analyze how to tackle technological changes in the areas of money and finance.

Thursday, May 2, 2019
Opening remarks:
Ewald Nowotny 
Governor OeNB

Jakob de Haan 
President SUERF

Opening address:
Hartwig Löger
Minister
Ministry of Finance, Austria 

Keynote Lecture:
Jean-Claude Trichet
Chairman 
Bruegel

Find all the speeches and presentations on our Website: 
https://www.oenb.at/en/Calendar/2019/2019_05_02_03_46_economics_conference.html