The 14th Osaka City University(OCU) International Academic Symposium
 
Introduction
August 2006
Dr.REITERER
The decision in the 1980s that the European single market required a single currency led to the successful launch of the euro in 1999. Euro notes and coins were launched in 2002. The euro today is part of the daily lives of 310 million Europeans from 12 EU Member States, representing about one sixth of world GDP and one fifth of world trade.

Macroeconomic stability was among the main achievements of the euro. However, the euro’s impact has extended beyond the euro area becoming the second most important international currency, for example in the international debt market. More EU countries will adopt the euro, Slovenia being the first among the new Member States to introduce the euro from January 2007.

Following on from two earlier symposiums on the euro, held in Tokyo in 2001 and 2004, we are happy to present this symposium in Osaka, coorganised with the Osaka City University, which looks at what the European experience can offer to Asian countries.

Michael Reiterer
Minister, Deputy Head of Delegation
Delegation of the European Commission to Japan
(Currently the EU Ambassador to Switzerland)

Dean & Prof. Dr. TABATA
Interest in Asian regional integration or “the East Asian Community (EAC)” is on the rise in Japan. Due to this, Osaka City University has decided to hold an international symposium that will discuss how to promote this concept, by looking to an integrated Europe that has accumulated much experience over the past 50-plus years.

Due to the presence of many leading European and Asian authorities at the symposium, which is being held with the full cooperation of the European Commission, we believe it will be a noteworthy gathering in terms of both size and impact.

We sincerely hope that a diverse range of people will attend this event.
Prof. Dr. YAMASHITA
Prof. Dr. TABATA Riichi,
Dean, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka City University(OCU)
Prof. Dr. YAMASHITA Eiji,
Chairman, Organizing Committee of the 14th OCU International Academic Symposium
 
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