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Under the high patronage of Mrs Yuriko BACKES, 

Plenary session organised by , the  and the  and opened by a video message from .

The year 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins – 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.

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,

Europe Direct at the 8xav�������� of Luxembourg, the 8xav�������� of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), are pleased to invite you to the conference:

“Economic Ideas and Political Action in Shaping Economic and Monetary Union: Pierre WERNER and Luxembourg”

Video Message from Minister Yuriko Backes

ICESS 2022 is organised by the Bucharest 8xav�������� of Economic Studies and its partners including the Higher Education and Research in Management of European Universities (HERMES) Network, the Romanian Academy, Sapienza 8xav�������� of Rome, EM Strasbourg Business School, the Ministry of Finance of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Europe Direct at the 8xav�������� of Luxembourg, the 8xav�������� of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History. Here is the full .

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