Signor Presidente, signor Commissario, onorevoli colleghi, alcuni hanno evocato qui il Trattato di Amsterdam, ma quel Trattato non poteva menzionare le conseguenze istituzionali del passaggio all' UEM. ###>Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Amsterdam Treaty has been mentioned today, yet this Treaty was not even allowed to mention the institutional consequences of the transition to Economic and Monetary Union.