MONETARY COMMISSION
President: Wim BOONSTRA (Netherlands)
Former Presidents (2002-2006): Jean-Jacques REY (Belgium)
(1996-2002): Bernard SNOY (Belgium)
Presidents of the "Kronberg" meetings (till 2007) Rolf BREUER (Germany)
(till 1998) Wilfried GUTH (Germany)
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Past meetings
Utrecht (NL) - 8 February 2013
Topic: Banking Union: a necessary and sufficient condition to overcome the euro crisis?
-> Maria Raffaella ASSETTA, Legal Officer Directorate General Internal Market and Services - European Commission
-> Aerdt HOUBEN, Director Financial Stability Division - De Nederlandsche Bank
-> Karel LANNOO, CEO - CEPS
-> Bernhard SPEYER, Head financial market regulation - Deutsche Bank Research
Bruxelles (BE) - 6 December 2012
Topic: What future for Europe’s social model
-> Marie-Claire CARRERE-GEE, Présidente du Conseil d’orientation pour l’emploi
-> Anton HEMERIJCK, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Amsterdam
-> Emmanuel JULIEN, Directeur adjoint des relations sociales au MEDEF
-> Raphaël HADAS-LEBEL, Président du Conseil d’orientation des retraites
-> Philippe POCHET, Director, European Trade Union Institute
-> Fernando VAZQUEZ, Head of Unit "Qualification et Emploi", European Commission européenne
Vienna (AT) - 7 May 2012
Topic: The actual developments in the euro area and the search for ways out of the crisis
¤ Fiscal governance in the euro area
-> Nicolas CARNOT, Adviser Fiscal Policy - DG ECFIN, European Commission
¤ The Austrian experience with growth friendly fiscal consolidation
-> Franz NAUSCHNIGG, Head European Affairs - Austrian Central Bank
¤ The temporary Euro T-Bill facility
-> Wim BOONSTRA, Chief Economist - RaboBank
Brussels (BE) - 1st December 2011
Topic: What kind of European Monetary Union do we want? Economic governance, common fiscal and tax policy and indicators of convergence
-> Pervenche BERES, MEP, Présidente de la Commission Emploi & Affaires sociales
-> Joachim BITTERLICH, Executive Vice President International Affairs - Veolia Environnement
-> Guillaume KLOSSA, Président - EuropaNova
-> Servaas DEROOSE, Deputy Director General DG ECFIN - European Commission
-> Jean PISANI-FERRY, Director - BRUEGEL
◊ recommendation "Quelle gouvernance économique pour l'Euroland?"
◊ pictures
Den Haag (NL) - 13 November 2011
Monetary Conference
"The European Monetary Union at the crossroads - Ways out of the crisis"
-> Antonio BORGES, Director European Department, International Monetary Fund
-> Jean-Claude TRICHET, former President of the European Central Bank
-> Paul VOLCKER, former Governor of the Federal Reserve
◊ summary
◊ pictures
Brussels (BE) - 30 September 2011
Topic: The reform of the International Monetary System
-> Christian GHYMERS, Senior Adviser DG ECFIN, European Commission
-> André ICARD, co-author of the "Rapport Palais Royal"
-> Willy KIEKENS, Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Utrecht (NL) - 21 March 2011
Topic: How to strengthen the European monetary union
¤ A permanent crisis management mechanism and the issue of euro-bonds
-> Paul Goldschmidt, former director at the European Commission
¤ Euro-bonds: concepts and implications
-> Sylvester Eijffinger, professor at Tilburg University
¤ The costs of splitting up the monetary union
-> Mark Cliffe, chief economist of ING
¤ The permanent European stability mechanism
-> Jean-Victor Louis, Professor emeritus at Brussels University
Brussels (BE) - 1 October 2010
Topics: ¤ New ECB policy to buy government bonds
-> Peter VANDEN HOUTE, Chief Economist, ING Belgium
¤ The 750 billion European financial stability facility
-> Gerassimos THOMAS, Director DG ECFIN, European Commission
¤ Strengthening EU economic governance
-> Servaas DEROOSE, Deputy Director General, DG ECFIN, European Commission
Frankfurt (DE) - 30 April 2010
Topics: ¤ Economic impact of regulatory changes proposed by the Basel Committee and the new institutional macro prudential framework
-> Francesco MAZZAFERRO, Project Manager European Systemic Risk Board - EBC
-> Diego PALENZUELA, Head of Division Capital Markets/Financial Structure - ECB
-> Panagiotis STROUZAS, Head of Division Financial Services Policy - ECB
¤ The Greek case: impact for the policy and institutional framework of EMU
-> Werner BECKER, Former Senior Economist Deutsche Bank Research
Lunch speech by Jürgen STARK, Member of the Executive Board and Governing Council of the ECB: "Economic policy governance of the EU"
Brussels (BE) - 10 December 2009
Topic: The creation of a common European bond market
-> Werner BECKER, Former Senior Economist Deutsche Bank Research
-> John BERRIGAN, Head of Unit Financial Sector Analysis, DG ECFIN, European Commission
-> Wim BOONSTRA, Chief Economist Rabobank / President of the Monetary Commission
-> Jacques DELPLA, membre du Conseil d'analyse économique du Premier ministre français
Dinner speech by Guy QUADEN, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium: "Policy reactions to the crisis: need for a timely exit from crisis management measures and for fundamental reforms of the financial sector"
◊ Cahier Boël n°14 "The creation of a common European bond market" (March 2010)
Amsterdam (NL) - 5 March 2009
Topic: The role of state aid control in the financial crisis
-> Nicola PESARESI, Head of Unit State Aid, DG Competition, European Commission
Amsterdam (NL) - 5 & 6 March 2009
Monetary Conference
¤ The Larosière report: How to organise the supervision of financial institutions and markets in the EU
-> Jacques de LAROSIERE, Chairman Larosière Group
¤ Main lessons to be drawn from the present financial instability
-> Jean-Claude TRICHET, President of the European Central Bank
¤ Challenges for banking supervisors in responding to the financial crisis
-> Kerstin af JOCHNICK, Chairman Committee of Banking Supervisors
¤ Crisis intervention and policies: effectiveness and the need for coordinated lessons
-> Nout WELLINK, President Dutch Central Bank
Madrid (ES) - 30 January 2009
Topics: ¤ Deposit guarantee systems
-> Bouke de VRIES, Senior Economist Researcher, Rabobank Nederland
¤ Supervision and regulation
-> Pedro Pablo VILLASANTE, Secretary General, Spanish Banking Association
¤ The current financial crisis and new challenges for EMU
-> Rafael DOMENECH, Head Economist for Spain and Europe, BBVA
Brussels (BE) - 9 November 2008
Topics: ¤ Forthcoming changes in banking supervision and financial regulation in the EU
-> David WRIGHT, Deputy Director General, DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission
¤ Financial crisis, banks' business models and policy issues
-> Peter PRAET, Director, National Bank of Belgium
◊ conclusions: "Fighting the crisis"
Warsaw (PL) - 18 April 2008
Topics: ¤ Perspectives of introduction of Eurocurrency in Poland
-> Katarzyna ZAJDEL-KUROWSKA, Polish Vice-Minister of Finances
¤ The international credit crisis and its consequences
-> Ewlin DE GROOT, Head Financial Market Research - Rabobank International
Kronberg (DE) - 15 & 16 November 2007
Monetary Conference
¤ Europe at 50: lessons from the past - challenges for the future
-> Quentin PEEL, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
¤ The international monetary system under reform stress: issues for Europe
-> Jean-Claude TRICHET, President of the European Central Bank
¤ Economic governance in the EU revisited
-> Pervenche BERES, MEP France - Chairwoman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Klaus GRETSCHMANN, Director General - General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
¤ Crisis prevention in EU financial markets - Problems and open issues
-> Eddy WYMEERSCH, Chairman of the Committee of European Securities Regulators
Amsterdam (NL) - 9 November 2007
Topics: ¤ Private equity
-> Arnoud BOOT, Professor Amsterdam University, Incoming Chairman Dutch Royal Economy Society
¤ Direct retail banking
-> Michiel GORIS, Managing Director and CFO, ING Direct
¤ Developments in payment systems and impact of SEPA
-> Michael SALMONY, Advisor to the Board of Directors, Equens
Rome (IT) - 30 March 2007
Topic: Towards a single market of retail banking
-> Irmfried SCHWIMANN, Head of Unit Financial Services, DG Competition - European Commission
-> Giorgio GOBBI, Economic Research Department - Banque of Italy
◊ Cahier Boël n°13 "Pan-EU retail banking" (May 2008)
Kronberg (DE) - 24 & 25 November 2006
Monetary Conference
¤ Monetary policy in a changing world: commitment, strategy and credibility
-> Lucas PAPADEMOS, Vice-President of the European Central Bank
¤ Managing the Balance Sheet of a Central Bank
-> Axel WEBER, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ New EU Member States: A Two-Class Society Regarding Euro Introduction
-> Zdeněk TůMA, Governor of the Czech National Bank
¤ How to Recycle US$ 1 Trillion or it is not only official reserves
-> Gerd HÄUSLER, Former Director of the International Capital Market Department of IMF
Amsterdam (NL) - 20 October 2006
Topics: ¤ Future role of the euro in the international financial architecture
-> Francesco MAZZAFERRO, Head of Division, Dir. Gen. International & European Relations - ECB
-> Norbert WALTER, Group Chief Economist - Deutsche Bank
¤ Economic and monetary conditions in European countries
Paris (FR) - 24 March 2006
Topics: ¤ Prospects for global adjustment
-> Pierre DHONTE, IMF Special Representative to the EU
¤ Price stability: what are the issues? A central banker's point of view
-> Christian PFISTER, Director Research - Banque de France
Kronberg (DE) - 25 & 26 November 2005
Monetary Conference
¤ The ECB and the one-size-fits-all problem: experiences and consequences
-> Jean-Claude TRICHET, President of ECB
¤ The US current account deficit: policy challenges for the US, Asia and Europe
-> Axel WEBER, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ The 2005 reform of the stability pact: a license to run up debt?
-> Klaus REGLING, Director General Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Commission
¤ The EU-US financial market dialogue: key regulatory and prudential topics
-> Alexander SCHAUB, Director General Internal Market, European Commission
Utrecht (NL) - 7 October 2005
Topic: Financial supervision in Europe: current issues
-> Dirk SCHOENMAKER, Deputy Director Financial Markets - Ministry of Finances (Netherlands)
◊ conclusions: "Financial supervision in Europe"
Geneva (CH) - 11 March 2005
Topics: ¤ Strengths, weaknesses and prospects of the European Banking Industry
-> Philipp HARTMANN, Head of Division - European Central Bank
¤ Recent developments in the field of hedge funds
-> Jan FROGG, Head Alternative Asset Management Group, Union Bancaire Privée (Switzerland)
◊ letter to Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the Eurogroup "Stability and Growth Pact"
Kronberg (DE) - 25 & 26 November 2004
Monetary Conference
¤ Global Imbalances - Challenges for the ECB
-> Otmar ISSING, Member of the Executive Board of ECB
¤ Is the Stability and Growth Pact Dead?
-> Jürgen STARK, Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ When Will the Euro Go East?
-> Josef TOSOVSKY, Chairman of the Financial Stability Institute
¤ The Future of European Supervisory Structures: Tasks and Trends
-> Adam RIDLEY, Director General, London Investment Banking Association
Brussels (BE) - 8 October 2004
Topics: ¤ The European integrated payments area
-> Jean ALLIX, Administrateur Principal, DG Internal Market - European Commission
-> Arnaud PECKER, expert, DG Internal Market - European Commission
◊ support letters "Transatlantic dialogue" & "Process of integration of financial markets"
London (GB) - 19 March 2004
Topic: European financial integration
-> Philip DAVIS, Professor of Economics and Finance - Brunel University
-> Alastair CLARK, Adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England
Kronberg (DE) - 14 & 15 November 2003
Monetary Conference
¤ ECB's Monetary Policy Issues in the Run-up to Enlargement
-> Gertrude TUMPEL-GUGERELL, Member of the Executive Board of ECB
¤ Global Financial Markets: Challenges and Risks Ahead
-> Gerd HÄUSLER, Director International Capital Markets Department, IMF
¤ Structural Changes in European Banking: Challenges Ahead
-> Alessandro PROFUMO, Chief Executive Officer, UniCredito Italiano Group
¤ The European Convention: EU Reforms in the Pipeline?
-> Jacques SANTER, MEP, Former president of the European Commission
Brussels (BE) - 10 October 2003
Topics: ¤ The economic governance of EMU
-> Servaas DEROOSE, Director, Head of DG "Economy of the eurozone" - European Commission
-> Fernand HERMAN, Former Minister of State, Former MEP
¤ Tour d'horizon on the economic and monetary situation
Vienna (AT) - 21 March 2003
Topic: The monetary dimensions of the process of joining the EU
-> Gertrude TUMPEL-GUGERELL, Vice-President, Austrian National Bank
-> Francesco MAZZAFERRO, Principal Economist, European Central Bank
◊ resolution "ECB Executive Board" (June 03)
Kronberg (DE) - 15 & 16 November 2002
Monetary Conference
¤ European Monetary Policy: Current Issues and Challenges of the Future
-> Lucas PAPADEMOS, Vice President, European Central Bank
¤ The Worldwide Currency Situation and International Monetary Co-operation
-> Jürgen STARK, Vice-President, Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ The European Single Financial Market: a Permanent Construction Site?
-> Alexander SCHAUB, Director General, European Commission, DG Internal Market
¤ The EU Candidate Countries: on a Bumpy Road to EMU?
-> Ryszard KOKOSZCZYNSKI, Director, National Bank of Poland, Bureau of Macroeconomic Research
Brussels (BE) - 22 March 2002
Topics: ¤ Tour d'horizon on economic convergence
-> Peter BLACKIE, Head of Unit, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
¤ EU securities market regulation
-> Karel LANNOO, Chief Executive, Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Francfort (DE) - 7 & 8 December 2001
Monetary Conference
¤ Enlargement of the European Union: a Central Banker's Perspective
-> Hermann REMSPERGER, Member of the Board, Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ The Single Monetary Policy: Issues on the eve of E-Day
-> Otmar ISSING, Member of the Board, European Central Bank
¤ Current Issues of Policy Coordination in the euro-zone
-> Pedro SOLBES MIRA, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
¤ Prospects of Bancassurance in Europe
-> Anton van ROSSUM, CEO and Member of the Board, Fortis Banque
London (GB) - 5 October 2001
Topics: ¤ Tour d'horizon on economic convergence
-> Peter BLACKIE, Head of Unit, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
¤ Progress towards an integrated financial services market further to the proposals of the Lamfalussy Wise Men's Report
-> Malcolm LEVITT, EU Adviser, Barclays Bank
Amsterdam (NL) - 23 March 2001
Topics: ¤ Monetary and exchange rate policies in the candidate countries for accession to the EU
-> Josef CHRISTL, Chief Economist, Bank Austria-Creditanstalt
¤ Tour d'horizon on economic convergence in EU countries
-> Peter BLACKIE, Head of Unit, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
¤ The work of the Lamfalussy Committee of Wise Men
-> Malcolm LEVITT, EU Adviser, Barclays Bank
Kronberg (DE) - 24 & 25 November 2000
Monetary Conference
¤ The Single Financial Market: Policy Issues and Tasks Ahead
-> John MOGG, Director general, European Commission
¤ The Single Monetary Policy: Current Issues and Challenges of the Future
-> Tommaso PADOA-SCHIOPPA, Member of the Board, European Central Bank
¤ The World-wide Currency Situation and International Monetary Co-operation
-> Jürgen STARK, Deputy Governor, Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ Opportunities and Risks of the IT Revolution for Banks in Europe
-> Michel TILMANT, Member of the Board, ING Group
Vienna (AT) - 16 October 2000
Topics: ¤ Tour d'horizon on economic convergence in EU countries and on experience with the euro
-> Hervé CARRE, Director ECFIN, European Commission
¤ Recent developments in tax harmonsation in the EU
¤ The impact of electronic money on the conduct of monetary policy
¤ Future of European stock exchanges
-> Charles GOLDFINGER, Global Electronic Finance
Paris (FR) - 17 March 2000
Topics: ¤ ECB's monetary policy strategy and the Euro 2000 information and education campaign
-> Jean-Michel DINAND, Senior Officer, ECB
¤ The future of the financial service industry
-> Niall BOHAN, European Commission DG International Markets
Kronberg (DE) - 26 & 27 November 1999
Monetary Conference
¤ The International Role of the Euro - Trends, Advantages and Risks
-> Christian NOYER, Vice President, European Central Bank
¤ The World-wide Currency Situation and International Monetary Co-operation
-> Jürgen STARK, Deputy Governor, Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ The Banking Landscape in Euroland: Trends and Strategies
-> Emilio YBARRA y CHURRUCA, President, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
¤ Cooperation versus Competition of Economic Policies in the EU - an Assessment 11 Months after the Advent of the Euro
-> Mario MONTI, European Commissioner for Competition
London (GB) - 24 September 1999
Topics: ¤ Nine months with the euro: where do we stand?
¤ Making the euro a full success
-> Peter BLACKIE, European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs
¤ The future of the financial service industry in the EU
Turin (IT) - 19 March 1999
Topics: ¤ Two and a half month with the euro: a first assessment
-> Elena FLORES, Head of Unit, European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs
¤ The international implications of the euro
-> Ulrich SCHRÖDER, Senior Vice-President, Deutsche Bank Research
¤ Tax harmonisation implications of the EU Commission's proposal for a Council directive on the taxation of interest income
Kronberg (DE) - 4 & 5 December 1998
Monetary Conference
¤ The World-wide Currency Situation and International Monetary Co-operation
-> Jürgen STARK, Deputy Governor, Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ Banking Strategies in EMU and Liberalized Capital Markets
-> Rolf BREUER, Sprecher des Vorstandes, Deutsche Bank
¤ EU Enlargement: The Economic and Financial Aspects
-> Tommaso PADOA-SCHIOPPA, Member of the Board, European Central Bank
¤ Aims and Objectives in Reforming EU’s Financial System
-> Bernhard FRIEDEMANN, President, European Court of Auditors
Luxembourg (LU) - 13 November 1998
Topics: ¤ Economic policy coordination in the euro-zone
-> André DRAMAIS, European Commission DG II
¤ Efforts towards coordination of tax policy needed for the good functionning of EMU
-> Germano MIRABILE, European Commission DG XXI
¤ Harmonisation or ... tax competition in Europe
-> André ROELANTS, President and CEO of BIL
¤ Implications of the euro for the financial service industry
Brussels (BE) - 20 March 1998
Topics: ¤ Progress of EU countries in meeting the EMU convergence criteria and evolution of public opinion towards the euro
-> Elena FLORES, Head of Unit, European Commission DG II
¤ Monetary policy coordination in the 3 May - 31 December 1998 period
¤ Influence of the euro on the banking business
-> Michel TILMANT, President and CEO of BBL
¤ Economic policy coordination in the euro-zone
¤ The external implications of euro
Kronberg (DE) - 5 & 6 December 1997
Monetary Conference
¤ The World-wide Currency Situation and International Monetary Co-operation
-> Hans TIETMEYER, President, Deutsche Bundesbank
¤ The Monetary Framework for EMU - The State of Preparations at end 1997
-> Philippe MOUTOT, Head of Unit III, European Monetary Institute
¤ State and Perspectives of the Political and Institutional Integration of the EU after the Amsterdam Treaty
-> Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, Vice-President Parliamentary Group PPE
¤ Towards a Wider Europe - The Political and Institutional Environment of EU-Enlargement
-> Otto von der GABLENTZ, Rector, College of Europe (Bruges)
Madrid (ES) - 17 October 1997
Topics: ¤ Progress of EU countries in meeting the EMU convergence criteria
¤ Conversion rates
¤ Impact of the euro-zone on the strength of the euro
¤ Spain's perspectives on EMU
-> M. VINALS, Head of the Offfice for Monetary and Financial Studies, Bank of Spain
Brussels (BE) - 21 March 1997
Topics: ¤ Stability Pact and Change-over scenario
-> André LOUW, Economic Adviser, European Commission DG II
¤ Introducing Euro in Belgium
-> Jan MICHIELSEN, Deputy Commissioner General for the Euro, National Bank of Belgium
¤ Review of the economic situation in the EU countries and Switzerland and prospects for starting EMU on schedule
◊ resolution "Economic and Monetary Union"