Margaret Hilda Thatcher26 June 1989
Britain agrees to enter the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) when the 3 convergence conditions are met
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Britain agrees to enter the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) when the 3 convergence conditions are met
At the Madrid European Council in June 1989, Howe supports eventual British entry into the ERM, but the United Kingdom does not join until October 1990.
At the Madrid European Council in June 1989, debate continues within the British Government over the conditions for eventual ERM membership; the United Kingdom does not join the mechanism until October 1990.
Lawson & Howe force Thatcher into joining the ERM
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