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Malta’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2008 will be a milestone in its economic development. As final preparations get under way for the transition, the National Euro Changeover Committee and the Central Bank of Malta, in cooperation with the European Commission and the European Central Bank, have organised a high-level international conference entitled “EMU Governance & Euro Changeover: Malta on the path to the euro” in Valletta on 1 October 2007.
The speakers include Mr Lawrence Gonzi (Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), Mr Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the European Central Bank), Mr Joaquín Almunia (European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs), Mr Michael C Bonello, (Governor of the Central Bank of Malta) and Mr Athanasios Orphanides (Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus).
| Sunday, 30 September | |
| 7.30 p.m. | Welcome reception hosted by the Prime Minister of Malta Venue: Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta |
| Monday, 1 October | |
| 8.30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9.15 | Welcome address Malta’s journey to the euro Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Malta The euro and beyond Michael C Bonello, Governor of the Central Bank of Malta |
| 9.35 | Opening session The process of economic and financial integration in the euro area Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank EMU: achievements and challenges – the first years Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs |
| 10.00 | Break |
| 10.30 | EMU Governance: Policy challenges at national and euro area leve Moderator: Larry Schembri, Chief, International Department, Bank of Canada Speakers: Marco Buti, Deputy Director General, DG ECFIN, European Commission Philippe Moutot, Deputy Director General Economics, European Central Bank Professor Philip Lane, Trinity College, Dublin Athanasios Orphanides, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus |
| 11.30 | Questions and panel debate |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 2.30 p.m. | Workshops: Practical aspects of euro adoption Workshop I: Malta: Preparations, expectations and challenges Moderator: Joseph FX Zahra, Chairman, National Euro Changeover Committee Speakers: David Pullicino, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malta Benjamin Angel, Head of Unit, DG ECFIN, European Commission Antti Heinonen, Director Banknotes, European Central Bank Workshop II: The euro and inflation: myth and reality Moderator: Alan Camilleri, Executive Director, National Euro Changeover Committee Speakers: Paolo del Giovane, Senior Economist, Banca d’Italia Thomas A. Eife, Assistant Professor, University of Heidelberg, Germany Björn Doehring, Senior Economist, DG ECFIN, European Commission Bostjan Vasle, Director, Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, Slovenia Workshop III: Business and consumers Moderator: (TBA) Speakers: Philippe de Buck, Secretary General, Business Europe (TBC) Jim Murray, Director, European Consumers’ Association (TBC) Vanessa McDonald, Journalist, Allied Newspapers |
| 4.45 | Closing session The journey towards the euro: reflections and conclusions Tonio Fenech, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Adoption of the Euro, Malta |
| 5.00 | Cocktail reception |
