This past summer, millions of travelers avoided paying cumbersome and expensive charges to change their currency. But the advantage for trade and investment implied by the absence of foreign-exchange risks within the euro area is of greater economic importance.
刚刚过去的这个夏天，数以百万计的旅行者避免了的兑换本国货币的高昂的收费。但是，由于少了外汇兑换的风险而给贸易和投资带来的好处，在经济上的意义远比这更为重要。统一的货币促成了欧元成员国的单一市场。