Matt W
01-01-2008, 12:57 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7165622.stm
Two Mediterranean island states, Cyprus and Malta, begin using the single European currency on 1 January.
Banks will be closed in both countries to mark the New Year, but most cash machines have been prepared to dispense euros in time for the switchover.
Cyprus and Malta have added just 1.2 million people to the number of Europeans using the currency.
But they will have equal voting rights with the other 13 eurozone members at the European Central Bank.
And so it grows...
Two Mediterranean island states, Cyprus and Malta, begin using the single European currency on 1 January.
Banks will be closed in both countries to mark the New Year, but most cash machines have been prepared to dispense euros in time for the switchover.
Cyprus and Malta have added just 1.2 million people to the number of Europeans using the currency.
But they will have equal voting rights with the other 13 eurozone members at the European Central Bank.
And so it grows...