But these three currencies, not unlike the dollar, came under speculative attacks and were forced to leave the exchange-rate mechanism a few weeks later. While the EEC accession procedure was under way, the pound sterling, the Irish punt and the Danish crown joined the snake on 1 May 1972. The snake was therefore reduced to half its size in relation to the width of the tunnel. The snake entered into force on 24 April 1972 and allowed central banks to buy and sell European currencies provided that the exchange rate fluctuation margin of 2.25 %, corresponding to the authorised margins between the dollar and the currencies of the Six, was not overstepped. Accordingly, the Basle Agreement set up the European currency snake in the tunnel. Meeting in Basle on 10 April 1972, the Committee of Governors of the European central banks introduced an additional mechanism to narrow exchange rate fluctuation. It also introduced what was known as the currency tunnel, which extended the exchange rate fluctuation margins of the main European currencies to 2.25 % around a central rate.
The Smithsonian Agreement, signed in Washington on 18 December 1971, set new parities between European currencies and the dollar. France hesitated at first but then came round to supporting the German idea of attaining monetary stability. The German Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Karl Schiller, advocated a rigorous stability policy in order to resolve the crisis. Furthermore, exchange rates between the currencies of the Member States had to be fixed before a common market could be created. The combined effect of the devaluation of the French franc, the upward revaluation of the German mark and the collapse of the Bretton Woods International Monetary System destabilised European markets. The closure has the same functionality as a lobster closure and. > 2010-2014 European integration in a time of global challengesĮurope was seriously weakened by the currency turmoil in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This sterling silver bracelet features Pandoras iconic snake chain pattern and a heart closure.> 1987–1997 The European Union in a Europe in the throes of change.
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