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The French Presidency of the Council of the Union european starts on Saturday 1er January. It will also be the 20the birthdayeuro. Francois Beaudonnet, specialist in questions europeennes, remind in what this passage toeuro was a great moment in the construction of the Union european.
The move toeuro 20 years ago was “a great moment, because, for the first time, entering our portfolios, theEurope took shape, it became concrete“, explains François Beaudonnet on the France 3 plateau, Friday December 31. Twelve countries adopted the single currency at the time. “20 years later, underlines the journalist, The area euro it is 19 countries with two countries which are on the verge of adopting theeuro, Croatia and Bulgaria. “340 millionEuropeople now use theeuro everyday.
20 years later, the French are the least convinced of the benefits ofeuro. “When we ask the Epissingpeens, theeuro is it a good thing for your country, 76% of the Germans answer yes, but only 66% of the French“. With the exception of the Italians, the French are among the Eurothe least enthusiastic about our common currency. They are “deeply convinced that this passage toeuro drove up prices. And even if for 20 years, inflation has almost disappeared, they do not budge“, concludes the journalist.