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Theodor Waigel Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Theodor Waigel, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Germany.

10 records1989–19988 events7 places

Chronological biography

1989

First Stage of EMU Agreed27 June 1989
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Madrid

Supports the Madrid decision setting 1 July 1990 as the start of the first stage of economic and monetary union.

1990

Rome EMU Timetable28 October 1990
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Rome

Supports work on the timetable and institutional design for economic and monetary union.

1991

Treaty of Maastricht29 June 1991
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Luxembourg

Works on Germany's response to proposed convergence rules and future monetary institutions.

Maastricht EMU Negotiations10 December 1991
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Maastricht

Helps negotiate convergence requirements and institutional arrangements for the planned economic and monetary union.

Treaty of Maastricht10 December 1991
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Maastricht

Works on the economic provisions that Germany accepts in the final Maastricht agreement.

1992

Treaty of Maastricht7 February 1992
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Maastricht

Signs the Treaty on European Union for Germany as Federal Finance Minister.

1995

Euro Name and Changeover Plan16 December 1995
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Madrid

Supports the Madrid changeover scenario establishing euro as the name of the future single currency.

1996

Dublin Stability Pact Agreement14 December 1996
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Dublin

Supports the Dublin agreement on the essential elements of the Stability and Growth Pact for monetary union.

1997

Stability and Growth Pact17 June 1997
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Amsterdam

Supports European Council agreement on the Stability and Growth Pact and the new exchange-rate mechanism.

1998

Euro Conversion Preparation2 May 1998
Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Finance Minister of Germany · Brussels

Participates in the agreement on the method for determining irrevocable conversion rates for the future euro.

Titles and roles

Finance Minister of Germany

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.