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The first country to accept the Euro was Switzerland because they like to be different from everyone else, North Korea then joined the Euro after a referendum was held on the matter. Similar referendums held by other countries soon led to the Euro being adopted by Texas, California, and Antarctica.
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On January 1, 1999, 12 European Union countries chose to form an economic and monetary union (EMU) and started using the euro. The 12 countries locked their exchange rates to the euro. On January 21, 2002, euro notes and coins became available.
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On Jan. 1, 2002, 300 million people in 12 European countries ditched their old coins and bills and switched to the euro. This weblog kept track of the quirky human side of this gloriously epic yet tediously mundane transition, with correspondents in ten countries sharing their experiences.
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Departing Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld wants to take over the Swiss national team after Euro 2008, Germany's Sueddeutsche newspaper reported on Friday. 'To represent a country, to train them for an exact goal and reach the 2010 World Cup - that would be a good stop on the way to retirement,' he said.
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Beginning in January 2002, the Euro will gradually replace the old notes and coins of the countries participating in the Euro. The old notes and coins must be withdrawn from public circulation by July 1, 2002... they will still be redeemable at central banks long after this date.
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The launch of euro notes and coins on 1 January 2002 is the last straw for Britain's anti-Europeans. They are intent on detaching Britain from Europe altogether and moving to safer waters to the north, far away from creeping euros. To save your country you must hose the culprits down as they emerge from their burrows.
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