Speech by Wim Duisenberg, President of the ECB

SPEECH - Keynote address by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, at an awards ceremony and press conference held on the eve of the

introduction of the euro banknotes and coins, Frankfurt am Main, 31 December 2001.

A new future for Europe - Welcoming the euro banknotes and coins

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, children

Welcome to the final countdown to the euro banknotes and coins.

Of course, New Year's Eve is traditionally a time to take stock, to look back and to

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