| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | 26/09/96, Volume 2, Number 35 |
| Publication Date | 26/09/1996 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 26/09/1996 Economics Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy turned up in Dublin for last weekend's informal meeting of EU finance ministers with his Freudian slip showing. The day before the Ecofin meeting got under way, De Silguy made a speech in English to economists and lawyers in the Irish capital and declared dramatically: “Monetary union will be a millstone for the European Union.” Let's just try that one more time, Commissioner, shall we, with a little more concentration on the accent? De Silguy started again: “Ahem. Monetary union will be a MILEstone for the European Union.” Phew, that's better. What a difference a vowel sound can make - financial crises have been sparked by less. |
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| Subject Categories | Economic and Financial Affairs |
