The process that began with the report of the Delors Committee in 1989 and led to the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, the establishment of the euro in 1999, and the introduction of the physical currency in 2002 was rooted in an attempt to devise mechanisms that would generate a more stable global exchange-rate regime.
以 1989 年德洛尔（ Jacques Delors ）领导的欧洲委员会发布报告为起点，中经 1992 年《马斯特里赫特条约》的签署、 1999 年欧元的建立，直到 2002 年欧元硬币和纸币正式进入流通，欧元的整个缔造过程，追根溯源，是为了创造一种机制，让全球汇率体系更加稳定。