ON THE WORLD SCENE - Gene H Hogberg - December 12, 1978

Gene H Hogberg

The new European Monetary System will begin, as expected, on January 1, 1979. However, some of the glitter surrounding what would have been Europe's most ambitious step toward unity to date has been rubbed off. At the last minute Italy and Ireland decided against taking the EMS plunge. The decisions on the part of Rome and Dublin surprised all the delegates who had assembled in Brussels for the December 4-5 EEC summit. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library