Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-05-Speech-3-329"
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"Ladies and gentlemen, the euro group meets once a month at ministerial level to take stock of preparations for the changeover to the euro. At the meeting held on 4 June, the ministers, the Presidents of the European Central Bank and the Commissioner responsible considered the preparations being made for the introduction of euro notes and coins on 1 January 2002. They welcomed the encouraging progress made in this area, and particularly the fact that consumer awareness is increasing. They also recalled their intention to step up information campaigns during the second half of the year to help smooth the currency changeover.
Against this background, the ministers reiterated their desire to ensure that the conversion of all prices, tariffs and charges coming under their governments’ authority would not have any effect on prices or would have only a minimum impact on consumers. The ministers called on retailers to implement their commitment to respect the good practice that they had included in the joint declaration of European consumer and business associations adopted on 2 April 2001, and to do everything in their power to guarantee the overall stability of their prices when converting to the euro and to give a clear signal of this commitment to their customers.
The ministers also noted that several Member States had stepped up their price monitoring and that the relevant agencies had been vigilant about price conversion issues. The ministers considered that dual pricing throughout the entire dual circulation period was vital to allow consumers to check prices both in euros and in their national currency. They also encouraged consumers to familiarise themselves more with prices labelled in euros and to continue to carefully compare competitors’ prices, particularly between now and the end of the year and during the dual circulation period."@en1
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