December 2001 Vol.4, No. 10 Contents Breaking the Spell of Harry Potter by Darris McNeely Restoration...The Coming "Utopia" by Darris McNeely Europe's New Money by Paul Kieffer Keep Your Eye on Gibraltar! by John Ross Schroeder Next on the Agenda-Mideast Peace by Melvin Rhodes Making Sense of the Cloning Claims by Cecil E. Maranville Excerpts From Good News Radio: God's Wake-Up Call by Gary Petty This Is the Way...When "The Great Game" Is Over by Robin Webber Europe's New Money The biggest currency experiment in all history starts at the end of the year when the euro becomes the official common currency of 12 European nations. But are the new bills and coins all that are being exchanged? by Paul Kieffer Has there ever been anything like it? Imagine yourself in Germany or France at the end of this year. On New Year's Eve you enjoy a quiet dinner in your favorite restaurant, paying for your meal with German marks or French francs. When you take a taxi the next day to attend the traditional New Year's concert played by your city's symphony orchestra, the bills and coins you used the evening before are no longer the official currency. Instead, you use one of the 12 billion new bills or a few of the 70 billion new coins that will have become the new official currency overnight. Beginning Jan. 1, 2002, more than 300 million people in Europe will begin the adjustment to the new money in their wallets and purses. After three years of "existence" as a book value currency, the euro is about to make its official debut as real money. The opposition to the new currency, initially rather loud in countries like Germany and the Netherlands, has given way to quiet and at times begrudging acceptance of the euro's reality. That reality will soon be achieved by the culmination of the unforgiving timetable set for the euro by the finance ministers of the 12 European Union countries participating in the currency union. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0112/money.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Europe's New Money" Other Articles by Paul Kieffer European Union - Euro: _World News Review December 1998 _Oskar Lafontaine _The Euro-Implications for England and America _The Euro Is Here! _World News Review March 1999 _Just What Is Happening in Europe? _Book Review-Euro Crash 2007 _What Others Are Saying About the Euro _Europe at the Crossroads-What Does It Mean? _World News Review Jun 2002 _How Soon Will Britain Embrace the Euro? _The Battle of the Giants -- Who Will Win? _Is America in Financial Decline? _Germany's Rising Economic and Political Power _The Euro Celebrates Its 10th Birthday _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 1998 _The Euro and War _The Euro: Crucial Step for a Future Superpower? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 2002 Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site