P6_TA(2005)0399

Introduction of 1 and 2 euro banknotes

European Parliament declaration on the introduction of 1 and 2 euro banknotes

The European Parliament,

- having regard to Rule 116 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas many European citizens are still unhappy about the euro,

B. having regard to the impact which the absence of 1 and 2 euro banknotes has on people's perception of how much the equivalent coins are worth,

C. whereas the absence of such banknotes also has an adverse effect on their perception of how much cents are worth,

D. having regard to the positive impact which the issuing and circulation of 1 and 2 euro banknotes would have on inflation and keeping the cost of living under control,

E. whereas a decision on the issuing of such new banknotes is all the more necessary in view of the forthcoming introduction of the single currency in the new Member States,

F. having regard to the unquestionable advantages this would have in all the Member States,

1. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the European Central Bank to recognise the need to issue 1 and 2 euro banknotes;

2. Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories, to the Council, the Commission, the European Central Bank and the governments of the Member States.

Names of the signatories:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Albertini, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Aubert, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Badía i Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Beglitisn, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Birutis, Bonino, Bono, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bozkurt, Braghetto, Brejc, Breyer, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Busk, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Casa, Cashman, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chatzimarkakis, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Cirino Pomicino, Claeys, Cocilovo, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Costa P., Cottigny, Coveney, Czarnecki M., Czarnecki R., D'Alema, Daul, Davies, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Dess, Deva, De Veyrac, Diaz De Mera Garcia Consuegra, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Di Pietro, Doorn, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duka-Zólyomi, Duquesne, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martin, Ferreira A., Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Florenz, Foglietta, Fontaine, Fotyga, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gal, Gala, Galeote Quecedo, Garcia-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Geremek, Gibault, Gierek, Gklavakis, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Goudin, Grabowska, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Grosch, Grossetėte, Gruber, Guellec, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hegyi, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herczog, Herranz Garcia, Herrero-Tejedor, Hudacký, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Ilves, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Janowski, Jaróka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Jöns, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karatzaferis, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kinnock, Klamt, Klass, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Kudrycka, La Russa, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, Laperrouze, Lavarra, Le Foll, Le Pen J. M., Le Pen M., Le Rachinel, Lehideux, Lehne, Leinen, Letta, Liberadzki, Libicki, Liese, Locatelli, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Maat, Madeira, Manders, Mann T., Mantovani, Markov, Marques, Martens, Martin D., Martinez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrom-matis, Mayor Oreja, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Méndez De Vigo, Mikko, Mikolášik, Mölzer, Moraes, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Musumeci, Napoletano, Navarro, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Ory, Oviir, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Pavilionis, Pinheiro, Pinior, Pirilli, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleštinskà, Podesta, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Queiró, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rivera, Roithová, Romagnoli, Roszkowski, Rothe, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas Garcia, Salvini, Samaras, Santoro, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Sbarbati, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schröder, Schroedter, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staniszewska, Starkevičiutė, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Swoboda, Szájer, Szymanski, Tabajdi, Tajani, Tannock, Tatarella, Thomsen, Toia, Trakatellis, Triantaphyllides, Tzampazi, Ulmer, Vakalis, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vincenzi, Wagenknecht-Niemeyer, Weber H., Weisgerber, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Xenogiannakopoulou, Záborskà, Zaleski, Zani, Zappala, Żelezný, Zile, Zingaretti, Zvėrina

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