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To: John Hunt who wrote (24955)	12/27/1998 6:36:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116954

The Brave, New World Of Euroland washingtonpost.com << More than 17 centuries after the Romans attempted to establish one currency for all of Europe, 11 European nations are poised to try once again in a momentous leap of faith that monetary union will transform the continent into an economic superpower. On New Year's Day, Germany, France, Italy and eight other countries will begin merging their currencies into a new money called the euro. The merger won't mean the end of marks, francs, lire and the other national currencies until 2002, when euro coins and bank notes make their debut. But as of Friday, the 11 currencies will be immediately -- and irrevocably -- linked to one another and to the untested euro, and the look and feel of daily commerce across the continent will be fundamentally altered. -- cont'd -- >>