Cartoon by the French cartoonist Plantu, from March 1979, showing the new ECU as a guide and lifeboat for the nine participating countries (Source: Plantu. Le douanier se fait la malle, 20 ans de ...

From 2nd left to 2nd right: Mr Jacques DELORS, President of the European Commission; Mr Helmut KOHL, German Federal Chancellor; Mr Hans Dietrich GENSCHER, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. The European Monetary System (EMS) was ...