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Title: "How the euro became our money. A short history of the euro banknotes and coins"
Description: A 94-page, illustrated book on the development and introduction of the euro banknotes and coins.
Contents: 1. A decade in preparation; 2. Design; 3. Production; 4. Changeover; 5. Communication; 6. Security features of euro banknotes; 7. Current and future developments.
Languages: 2.54 MB, enTitle: "The European Central Bank, the Eurosystem, the European System of Central Banks" (May 2006)
Description: 36-page brochure providing an introduction to central banking in the EU.
Contents: 1. The road to Economic and Monetary Union; 2. Structure and tasks; 3. Monetary policy; 4. The TARGET system; 5. Euro banknotes and coins; 6. Banking supervision; a glossary.
Languages: 2.0 MB, cs . da . de . el . en . es . et . fi . fr . hu . it . lt . lv . mt . nl . pl . pt . sk . sl . svTitle: "The monetary policy of the ECB" (Second edition, January 2004)
Description: Detailed 110-page description of the ECB’s monetary policy and its economic and institutional background.
Contents: 1. The institutional framework of the single monetary policy; 2. The economic and financial structure of the euro area; 3. The ECB’s monetary policy strategy; 4. Monetary policy implementation; 5. The conduct of monetary policy in the first years of the single monetary policy; an annex on the history of Economic and Monetary Union; a glossary.
Languages: 1.1 MB, de . en . es . fi . fr . it . nl . pt . ru . svTitle: "The European Central Bank - History, role and functions" by Hanspeter K. Scheller (2004, 2nd revised edition: 2006)
Description: A comprehensive 200-page overview of the ECB from its inception in June 1998 until the present day. The author was a senior manager of the European Monetary Institute (EMI) and, until his retirement, of the ECB.
Contents: 1. EMU, the ECB and the euro; 2. Central banking in EMU: legal, institutional and organisational aspects; 3. ECB policies and Eurosystem activities; 4. The ECB and the European Community; 5. The ECB's involvement in international cooperation; 6. The ECB as a corporate entity; excerpts from the Treaty establishing the European Community; the Protocol on the Statute of the ESCB and of the ECB; a glossary.
Languages (2nd revised edition 2006: 2.2 MB, de . en . fr . hu . pl. pt . sv .Title: "The implementation of monetary policy in the euro area: General Documentation on Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures" (September 2006)
Description: Not exactly a beginners' book but on the other hand definitely all you need to know about the topic between two covers.
Contents: 1. Overview of the monetary policy framework; 2. Eligible counterparties; 3. Open market operations; 4. Standing facilities; 5. Procedures; 6. Eligible assets; 7. Minimum reserves.
Languages: 893 kb, cs . da . de . el . en . es . et . fi . fr . hu . it . lt . lv . nl . pl . pt . sk . sl . sv .Title: "ECB statistics: A brief overview" (August 2005)
Description: An eight-page introduction to the statistics produced by the ECB.
Contents: 1. What statistics does the ECB produce? 2. Medium-term plans; 3. Where can the statistics be found?
Languages: 122 kb, cs . da . de . el . en . es . et . fi . fr . hu . it . lt . lv . mt . nl . pl . pt . sk . sl . sv