Definition

  • General Commission for the Euro

    The General Commission for the Euro was set up in Belgium in 1996 to coordinate and stimulate public and private sector initiatives relating to the switch to the single European currency, and to ensure that the changeover to the euro went as smoothly as possible. The Commission was installed at the National Bank of Belgium, which provided the staff for it and arranged its activities. The General Commission for the Euro was dissolved soon after the introduction of the euro notes and coins in the spring of 2002.