Euro Midnight 1 Jan 1999: Launch of the virtual euro in 11 European countries. 2002: € notes & coins start to circulate, & 1st purchase using them was on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean – to buy 1 kg of lychees. US$ – € exchange rate on 1 Jan 1999 was…
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Passport The EU burgundy-red booklet permits visa-free travel to 147 countries. A globe-trotter’s dream Guessed the word? Series 4 (1/6 ) [photo: wisegeek]
Repeal If passed, the Great Repeal Bill will end the supremacy of EU law in Britain. Key dates: Today 29 Mar- UK triggers Article 50. 4 Apr- EU responds. 29 Apr- EU Brexit summit Guessed the Word? Series 2 (4/10) [photo: Yahoo]