Summary of Key Economic and Political Events
June 2003 - September 2003

Date

Country

Event

1 May

European Union

Ten new member countries are formally accepted as member states of the European Union. The countries are: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia

6 May

Euro area

ECB Governing Council meets to decide monetary policy for the euro area

25 May

Euro area

CEPR's EuroCOIN monthly indicator of economic activity in the euro area is released http://www.cepr.org/data/eurocoin/latest/

3 June

Euro Area

ECB Governing Council meets to decide monetary policy for the euro area

1 July

Euro area

ECB Governing Council meets to decide monetary policy for the euro area

2 September

Euro area

ECB Governing Council meets to decide monetary policy for the euro area

*Note: the ECB Governing Council meets twice each month but monetary policy decisions, such as the level of interest rates for the euro area, are always decided at the first meeting of the month.