Architect of the single currency dies

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, died in Rome aged 70 on the 18 December 2010. He was a former Italian finance minister and founding member of the executive board of the European Central Bank who was regarded by many as a central architect of the euro.

BBC News, 19.12.10: Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, economist and politician, dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12031387

ECB: Press Release, 19.12.10: Message from President Jean-Claude Trichet on behalf of the European Central Bank http://www.ecb.eu/press/pr/date/2010/html/pr101219.en.html

European Commission: MEMO/10/694: Message of President Barroso on the death of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/694&format=DOC&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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