European Finance and EMU

• Reference:GB 254 MS 420/13
• Dates of Creation:1993-2011
• Name of Creator:
  Sir William Nicoll
• Physical Description:
  1 folder

• Scope and Content

  Articles cut from Economist on European Finance and EMU, and general articles which are based around Eurpean Finance and EMU. Includes: A collection of cuttings from The Economist magazine, 1993-1999 Printout of essay by Sebastian Paulo from robert-schuman.eu, 'Europe and the Global Financial Crisis: Taking Stock of the EU's Policy Responce', April 2011 Printout of Wikipedia commons article on Eurozone Economic Health, 2011 Article draft 'International Agreement on a Reinforced Economic Union' Printout of online article 'Eurozone: the New Economic Governance goes Ahead', April 2011 Printout of online article 'A New EU Economic Governance - a Comprehensive Commission Package of Proposals', 2010Notes on EU finances Paper, 'Community Act for Economic Governance and Convergence in the Union', Printout of policy statement by Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier, 2008 Email sent to Nicoll from G20 Summit, official communique, 2009 Annex to G20 Communique Printout of speech given at G20 Online printout of Chair's summary of the Berlin G20 Preparatory Summit, 2009 Annex 1 'Agreed language with a View to the G20 Summit in London', 2009 Notes and speeches, notes by Nicoll Printout of BBC online article, 'Conservative-Lib Dem Deal', May 2010

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Born in Dundee, Sir William Nicoll was an only child. Growing up in a tenement, his father was a joiner. He attended Morgan Academy, then won a scholarship to University College, Dundee, which was then part of the University of St Andrews.
  Nicoll passed the civil service exams and moved to London in 1949 to join the Board of Trade. Married Helen Morison in 1954, at the same time he became Editor of The Reel, a post he held in 1954 and 1955. The next year he was posted to Calcutta as trade commissioner, cutting short his editorship. Within ten years he had risen to become private secretary to Douglas Jay, the Labour heavyweight whom Harold Wilson had appointed president of the Board of Trade.
  From there Nicoll was seconded to the Foreign Office and served 20 years as one of the UK's senior men in Brussels. He became familiar with the French language and had a narrow escape from an IRA letter bomb while there.
  Nicoll rose to become Director General of the Council of the European Communities, and was knighted in 1992. In retirement, he lectured, edited the European Business Journal, wrote books on the European Union and advised candidate countries hoping to join it.
  Sir William was a lifelong teetotaller, and keen Scottish country dancer.

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• Note

  Born in Dundee, Sir William Nicoll was an only child. Growing up in a tenement, his father was a joiner. He attended Morgan Academy, then won a scholarship to University College, Dundee, which was then part of the University of St Andrews.
  Nicoll passed the civil service exams and moved to London in 1949 to join the Board of Trade. Married Helen Morison in 1954, at the same time he became Editor of The Reel, a post he held in 1954 and 1955. The next year he was posted to Calcutta as trade commissioner, cutting short his editorship. Within ten years he had risen to become private secretary to Douglas Jay, the Labour heavyweight whom Harold Wilson had appointed president of the Board of Trade.
  From there Nicoll was seconded to the Foreign Office and served 20 years as one of the UK's senior men in Brussels. He became familiar with the French language and had a narrow escape from an IRA letter bomb while there.
  Nicoll rose to become Director General of the Council of the European Communities, and was knighted in 1992. In retirement, he lectured, edited the European Business Journal, wrote books on the European Union and advised candidate countries hoping to join it.
  Sir William was a lifelong teetotaller, and keen Scottish country dancer.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Joy Naomi Ramsay, Archives Volunteer, 16/04/2018

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