Three-Stage Monetary Union Plan
The Delors Committee recommended a three-stage route to Economic and Monetary Union.
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1989 in France
Explore 14 historical events and records for France in 1989.
Historical records for France in 1989
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April
June
Madrid EMU Decision
Mitterrand supported starting the first stage of Economic and Monetary Union in July 1990.
December
Strasbourg European Council
Mitterrand hosted European leaders as they agreed to convene negotiations on Economic and Monetary Union.
Visit to Kiev
Mitterand visits Gorbachev in Kiev to to try & delay the fall of the Berlin Wall
Visit to Paris
Mitterand visits Hans Modrow in East Berlin to try & delay the fall of the Berlin Wall
Other events (month unknown)
Bordeaux Loan Spell
Cantona spent part of the season on loan at Bordeaux as Marseille sought a suitable role for the unsettled forward.
Delors Report
The Delors Report proposed a three-stage process for achieving European Economic and Monetary Union.
Giro dItalia
Winner of the Giro dItalia
Montpellier Loan Contribution
A subsequent loan move took Cantona to Montpellier, where his attacking play contributed to a club preparing for a notable cup run.
Neptune Ring Arc Confirmation
Voyager images confirm that the earlier ground-based occultation events were produced by real ring arcs.
Report
Publication of the Delors Report into further EU monetary & economic union
Report
Publication of the Delors Report into further EU monetary & economic union
Tour de France
Finishes second in the Tour de France when he loses to Greg Lemond by only eight seconds
Tour de France
Appointed Tour Director of the Tour de France
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