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NEWS

Euro: at last, a unique currency

Collectors, get happy. The 2 euro coin is going to profit from a new design; not a national emblem, but a face showing support for Europe

by alexis brunelle // 15/02/08

euro, currency, focus, turkey, european central bank, politics, european union

FOCUS euro : Buying condoms with a strong euro

Buying condoms with a strong euro

The euro may be breaking records compared to the dollar, but the explosive breakthrough of the Chinese yuan in the international monetary system has upset the traditional parities of currencies. Plus a condom price checklist

by franck lirzin // 14/12/07

euro, men and women, jean-claude trichet, consumers, european central bank, politics, european union

FOCUS euro : Malta and Cyprus to adopt the Euro by 2008

Malta and Cyprus to adopt the Euro by 2008

Malta and Cyprus win approval from the European Commission and the European Central Bank to become the respective 14th and 15th Eurozone members by 1 January

by akli hadid // 03/07/07

euro, cyprus, malta, monetary union, southern eu, economy, european union

OPINION

Cartoonists trace EU cracks

Much of the distrust towards the European Union can be traced in political cartoons which have appeared in the Iberian media. Four Spanish cartoonists wax ironical about the EU

by Ariadna Matamoros Fernàndez @ // 09/05/07

euro, western eu, politics

OPINION euro : Euro – just Esperanto money?

Euro – just Esperanto money?

Member states will have to adopt the Euro if the European Union wants to remain influential in 50 years time

by nils aus dem moore // 02/04/07

INTERVIEW euro : 'Were the US to go under, the world would turn to the Euro'

'Were the US to go under, the world would turn to the Euro'

The five-year-old Euro may be trading above the dollar, but a stronger currency can damage Europe

by jimerna gómez de la flor // 15/02/07

euro, alger, world affairs, cuba, algeria, international trade, globalisation

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Federal Union: it is time to decide!

The world order is changing. The rise of new global players such as China, India and Brazil risks the marginalisation of Europe. Europe's neighbouring Arab countries struggle to become democratic. Global warming requires a radical systemic response. The banking crisis exposes the fundamental weakness of current financial rules. Faced ...

manajan by manajan on federalists

Five years: a story without (happy) ending

Five years ago, on 1st May 2004 ten countries – included Hungary – celebrated the day of joining the European Union. Most of the people had big expectations and many of them were sceptics already but they had something in common: lot of questions related to our European future, to our place ...

baluvagyok by baluvagyok on budapest

Euro goes bling bling

There we go. Our dearest stars got into the Euro. And I’m talking big (stars)…

Jean-Séb 2.0 by Jean-Séb 2.0 on paris

Lithuanian Euro

“I hope that the Vytis, riding through the stars with his head raised high, on our new money will not be shameful for Lithuania” says Antanas Žukauskas, the author of the Lithuanian Euro coins.Lithuania was not able to adopt euro in 2007. High inflation rates and coming Parliamentary and ...

Indre by Indre on vilnius

European Commission vs. Low cost companies: will anything change?

Listen to what the EC just discovered: hundreds of websites selling plane tickets are working against EU norms and are constantly violating consumer rights!

Giovanni Angioni by Giovanni Angioni on tallinn