That's the day the euro is scheduled to be introduced for retail purchases. The transition to the new currency will surely go smoothly, though there is the potential...
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The scene is a bakery, somewhere in Europe. Customers are queueing up to make their purchases. But instead of money, they offer a pair of ice skates, a guitar, a wheelbarrow of coal, a teddy bear. A sign above the counter reads, "?-day. Expect Delays." Another says, "Barter here." If you need a further clue as to what's going on, there's a calendar displaying the date: Jan. 1, 2002.
That's the day the euro is scheduled to be introduced for retail purchases. The transition to the new currency will surely go smoothly, though there is the potential...
That's the day the euro is scheduled to be introduced for retail purchases. The transition to the new currency will surely go smoothly, though there is the potential...
