Financial Times and reporting on the creation of the Euro (1992-2002)

1. Maastricht Treaty signed, mapping monetary union

   Feb 7, 1992Labels: Maastricht Treaty, Economic and

   • Britannica
   • ECB

2. Maastricht Treaty enters into force

   Nov 1, 1993Labels: Maastricht Treaty, European Union

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge

3. European Monetary Institute begins operations

   Jan 1, 1994Labels: European Monetary, central banks

   • EMI

4. Madrid European Council names the currency “euro”

   Dec 16, 1995Labels: Madrid European, Euro name

   • EU Council

5. Amsterdam European Council advances EMU implementation texts

   Jun 17, 1997Labels: Amsterdam European, EMU implementation

   • EU Parliament

6. Commission convergence report recommends 11 euro entrants

   Mar 25, 1998Labels: European Commission, convergence report

   • CORDIS

7. EU leaders approve initial 11 euro-area participants

   May 3, 1998Labels: EU leaders, initial euro

   • CVCE
   • CORDIS

8. ECB established, replacing the European Monetary Institute

   Jun 1, 1998Labels: European Central, EMI successor

   • EC SpeechRepo
   • ECB Wiki

9. Euro launched for accounting and financial markets

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: Euro launch, financial markets

   • EU Portal
   • Europarl

10. EU approves Greece to join the euro area in 2001

    Jun 19, 2000Labels: EU leaders, Greece accession

    • CNN

11. Greece adopts the euro (non-cash) as 12th member

    Jan 1, 2001Labels: Greece, euro adoption

    • Guardian
    • CNBC

12. Euro banknotes and coins enter into circulation

    Jan 1, 2002Labels: Euro banknotes, cash changeover

    • ECB
    • EU Portal

13. Euro becomes sole legal tender across initial euro area

    Feb 28, 2002Labels: Legal tender, initial euro

    • ECB
    • ECB