The First Euro Coins and Banknotes are Presented at Ecofin

On September 21 and 22, 2001, an Informal Meeting of the Council of Finance Ministers (Ecofin) took place in Liège. They discussed the economic situation, inflation differences in the euro zone, preparations for the introduction of the euro and the international role of the currency, and the fiscal package. At the end of the Council, the Finance Ministers, together with ECB President Wim Duisenberg and the Governor of the National Bank of Belgium, presented the future euro coins and banknotes to the press.