EURO CHANGEOVER
June 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLLOCAL authorities in the European Union are unprepared for the introduction of single European currency notes and coins next January, even though they have a crucial role in spreading information among small businesses and community groups, the European Commission has claimed.Pedro Solbes, EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, said in a speech to a conference in Pontassieve, Italy: "The success of any Euro changeover preparation would depend on the degree to which it would manage to engage local actors and the citizens into this ...
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