Speeches - By Subject
European Matters

2002

The Future of Macroeconomic Policy in the European Union
(164k)
Speech by Christopher Allsopp, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee in Vienna on 23 January 2002

The Euro, the UK and the City of London (34k)
Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe, at Bank Negara, Malaysia on 22 January 2002

2001

The Completion of the Euro as a Currency: a UK Perspective
Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe, at the Institute for International Monetary Affairs Euro Symposium in Tokyo on 16 November 2001

The Completion of the Changeover to the Euro Across the First Wave and its Implications for the UK
Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe, at a British Bankers' Association Conference in London on 5 November 2001

Oesterreichische Nationalbank Economics Conference
Speech by the Governor, in Vienna on 31 May 2001

The Euro: Experiences and Perspectives of Integration
Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 4 April 2001

British Embassy Lecture Series on EU Candidates' Path to EMU
Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe, in Helsinki, 16 March 2001

The Euro So Far
Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe, in Nicosia, Cyprus, 22 February 2001

The City and the Euro: innovation and excellence
Speech by David Clementi, Deputy Governor, at a City Seminar on 'London into the 21st Century at the Palace Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, 13 February 2001

2000

Planning for Possible UK Entry Into EMU (27k)
Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe, at the ABI Seminar, 29 November 2000

Le Parcours De L'Euro
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at the Cercle de L'Union Interalliee, Paris, 24 October 2000

Britain and Europe
Speech by The Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor, at The British Swiss Chamber of Commerce Lunch, 12 September 2000

Monetary Union and Economic Growth (82k)
by John Vickers, Executive Director and Chief Economist, at the National Bank of Belgium's 150th Birthday in Brussels, 12 May 2000

Leeds and Bradford Chartered Institute of Bankers and Bradford Chamber of Commerce
Speech by The Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor, at the St George's Hall in Bradford, 11 April 2000

The Potential Changeover in the Wholesale Markets from Sterling to Euro
Speech by John Townend, Deputy Director for Europe, at the BBA Conference on the Euro and the UK National Changeover Plan, 30 March 2000

1999

EMU Statistics in UK Policy Making (22k)
Speech by John Vickers, Chief Economist, at the Financial Statistics Users' Group Discussion Meeting, 11 November 1999

UK Financial Services following the Launch of of the Euro
(29k)
Speech by David Clementi, Deputy Governor, Economist Conferences on 23 April 1999

The Euromoney International Bond Congress
Speech by the Governor on Wednesday 10 February 1999

1998

Speech at the FT Euro-Mediterranean Capital Markets
by the Governor at the FT Euro-Mediterranean Capital Markets Conference (26 March 1998)
(Similar speeches were made by David Clementi in Zurich, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore for his international roadshow - London ready for the Euro.)

London ready for the Euro
Speech by David Clementi in New York, 10 February 1998.

1997

London as Financial Centre after EMU
Speech by Ian Plenderleith at a conference on the International Monetary System after EMU, 7 November 1997

Prospects for the City In or Out of EMU
Speech by the Governor at the Royal Institute of International Affairs Conference (24 October 1997)

UK Preparations for the Single Currency and London's Position if the UK Opts Out
Speech by John Townend at IIR Conference, 29 September 1997

EMU - One Currency, Fifteen Countries
Speech by the Governor at The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (23 September 1997)

Speech at the Futures and Options Association International Derivatives Conference
by Howard Davies, Deputy Governor at the Futures and Options Association International Derivatives Conference (June 1997)

The Liverpool and District Bankers' Institute Bi-Annual Dinner Speech
(March 1997)

The Euromoney International Bond Congress
Speech by the Governor (February 1997)