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| 20.3.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 70/234 |
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20.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 70/234

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(2004/C 70 E/251)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3197/03

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(30 October 2003)

Subject:   Swedish referendum on the euro

Subject:

| 1. | Did the Commission make any financial contribution to the Swedish referendum on the euro, either directly, or indirectly? If yes please give details. |
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1.

Did the Commission make any financial contribution to the Swedish referendum on the euro, either directly, or indirectly? If yes please give details.

| 2. | Did the Commission supply euro publicity material to the Swedish Government or any other body ahead of the Swedish euro referendum? If yes please give details. |
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2.

Did the Commission supply euro publicity material to the Swedish Government or any other body ahead of the Swedish euro referendum? If yes please give details.

| 3. | What involvement, if any, did the Commission have in the Swedish referendum? |
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3.

What involvement, if any, did the Commission have in the Swedish referendum?

| 4. | Has the Commission distributed any publicity on the euro to either UK, Sweden or Denmark over the last 24 months? Does the Commission have any plans to do so? |
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4.

Has the Commission distributed any publicity on the euro to either UK, Sweden or Denmark over the last 24 months? Does the Commission have any plans to do so?

| 5. | Would the Commission envisage a role for itself in any possible euro referendum in the UK? |
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5.

Would the Commission envisage a role for itself in any possible euro referendum in the UK?

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(2 December 2003)

(2 December 2003)

| 1. | The Commission made no financial contribution to the Swedish referendum on the euro, whether directly or indirectly. |
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The Commission made no financial contribution to the Swedish referendum on the euro, whether directly or indirectly.

| 2. | The Commission supplied no publicity material to the Swedish Government or to any other body in connection with the Swedish referendum on the euro. It is possible that insignificant amounts of information material designed to inform citizens about the introduction of euro notes and coins in the Euro Area in 2002, was still in circulation in 2003. |
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2.

The Commission supplied no publicity material to the Swedish Government or to any other body in connection with the Swedish referendum on the euro. It is possible that insignificant amounts of information material designed to inform citizens about the introduction of euro notes and coins in the Euro Area in 2002, was still in circulation in 2003.

| 3. | The Commission had no involvement in the Swedish referendum on the euro. |
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3.

The Commission had no involvement in the Swedish referendum on the euro.

| 4. | Within the last 24 months, the Commission has neither prepared nor distributed publicity material on the question of whether Denmark, Sweden or the United Kingdom should adopt the euro. |
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4.

Within the last 24 months, the Commission has neither prepared nor distributed publicity material on the question of whether Denmark, Sweden or the United Kingdom should adopt the euro.

| 5. | The Commission has no plans whatsoever to be involved in a possible referendum in the United Kingdom on adopting the euro. |
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5.

The Commission has no plans whatsoever to be involved in a possible referendum in the United Kingdom on adopting the euro.

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