Euros
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If you do a search on Euros, you should find a thread where I posted a link to a website with all the details - I've lost the url now, but if you search you should find it. <BR> <BR>The UK will be keeping its currency for a while longer as our politicians are still dithering over whether they think we should be part of it or not. <BR> <BR>For all Eurozone countries, the Euro becomes the standard currency on January 1st 2002, although the national currencies will remain legal tender for a short period of time after that.
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As others noted, January 1 is the changeover date. Great Britain, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway are missing from the eurozone. The participants: <BR>Germany France Italy Finland <BR>The Netherlands Portugal Spain Ireland <BR>Luxembourg Belgium Austria Greece <BR> <BR>More on The Euro: A Primer for Travelers at <BR>www.twenj.com/euro.htm
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As of July 21st all of our bank accounts here have been switched to euros... although we can still write checks in local currency. (Let's confuse the natives even further !) <BR> <BR>January 1st - euro goes into effect. <BR> <BR>In France the French Franc will cease to be legal tender on February 17th, 2002. <BR>BTW - this also is the case for French Franc travelers checks - after this date you'll have to change them at a bank for euros. <BR> <BR>After July 1st, 2002 you'll be able to exchange FF for euros only at the Banque de France. <BR> <BR> <BR>And Switzerland is missing from the euro zone primarily because they aren't part of the European Union at all. <BR> <BR>PB <BR>