Avenue de Beaulieu: The View from Europe
Published Date:
06 January 2009
NEW Year's Day marked the tenth birthday of the euro, a party that was celebrated by Slovakia becoming the 16th country to use the currency. In London, anti-EU protesters burned euro notes. This seems a trifle foolhardy, given how valuable the euro has become.
While it is perfectly possible to be opposed to the project for a European confederation, it does seem a little churlish to dismiss the success of the euro. True, the historical experience of trying to create multinational currencies is not good. I...
The full article contains 613 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
05 January 2009 9:24 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
