 Pierre Werner
Multilingual former prime minister of Luxembourg and intellectual godfather of the euro. His two reports in 1969 laid the foundation for monetary union. |
Jacques Delors
Imperious Frenchman and former European Commission president who set
out the blueprint for launching monetary union. Once accused of "intellectual terrorism", he cajoled central
bankers into a deal.
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Helmut Kohl
Former chancellor and father of German unification who put the euro ahead of re-election in 1998. Once warned that monetary union was a matter of war and peace. |
Alexandre Lamfalussy
Former Belgian central banker who was known as the "Holy Ghost" for his work overseeing the euro. Did yeoman work as president of the European Monetary Institute, the embryonic European Central Bank. |
Sir Nigel Wicks
Former senior UK treasury official who forged many
behind-the-scenes compromises in the run-up to 1999. Trusted by all sides, despite his British
background.
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 Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Italian intellectual and central banker who helped Delors prepare the framework for the euro. Now a member of the European Central Bank executive board. |
