Brittan on still living ERM and single currency

Title

Brittan on still living ERM and single currency

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

Interview with Britain’s senior EC commissioner Sir Leon Brittan following a 4 hour meeting of Commissioners, on the claims of collapse of the Exchange Rate Mechanism which he says are a bit exaggerated. And on the move towards a single currency, monetary and economic union and calmer financial markets this week. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Leon Brittan

Keywords

Money; European union; Monetary policy; Currency devaluation; Exchange rates; European economic cooperation; Europe; European cooperation; Single currency (Europe); International monetary systems; EC

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