- Title: BELGIUM/GREECE: GREEK DRACHMA ALLOWED TO JOIN ERM AFTER DEVALUATION.
- Date: 15th March 1998
- Summary: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (MARCH 14, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIORS OF ALBERT BORSCHETTE CONFERENCE CENTRE 0.08 2. SV: VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS LEAVING MEETING DECLINING TO COMMENT (2 SHOTS) 0.20 3. CU: ABEL MATUES, BOARD MEMBER OF THE BANK OF PORTUGAL SAYING THAT THE IRISH PUNT HAS BEEN REVALUED BY ABOUT THREE PERCENT AND THAT THE GREEK DRACHMA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO JOIN EUROPE'S EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM (ENGLISH) 0.42 4. GV/MV: REPORTERS READING OFFICIAL STATEMENT/ OFFICIALS LEAVING (7 SHOTS) 1.26 5. CU: GREEK CENTRAL BANK DEPUTY GOVERNOR NICHOLAS GARGANAS SAYING THE STATEMENT SUMMARISES WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEETING. (ENGLISH) 1.43 6. GV/PAN: JOURNALISTS, EUROPEAN FLAG (2 SHOTS) 1.56 ATHENS, GREECE (MARCH 14, 1998) (ERT POOL) 7. MV: GREEK PRIME MINISTER COSTAS SIMITIS MAKING TELEVISED ADDRESS TO NATION SAYING IT IS AN HISTORIC DAY. AS OF TODAY THE DRACHMA IS PARTICIPATING IN THE ERM. THE REVALUATION WAS NECESSARY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR ECONOMY AND FOR OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE ERM. IT WAS A GREEK INITIATIVE AND IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ALL GREEKS. NOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR EUROPEAN PARTNERS (GREEK) 3.03 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / ATHENS, GREECE
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- Country: Greece EUROPE Belgium
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