John Major’s proposals for new European currency
- Title
- John Major’s proposals for new European currency
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 23 Jul 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:34
- Description
- John Fraser reporting from Brussels on Chancellor John Major’s proposals for a new European currency, known as the hard ecu, to operate alongside national currencies. Following his meeting with other European finance ministers, Major confirming that the proposals are to be discussed by the Monetary Committee, and arguing they are a way of making progress towards European monetary union without any sudden shocks.
- Contributors
- John Major; John Fraser
- Keywords
- Currencies; Single currency (Europe); International monetary systems; John Major; European monetary union
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LBC/IRN, "John Major’s proposals for new European currency". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0006800581008 (Accessed 23 Aug 2025)