For the first time in history, a united Europe has an agreed-upon standard currency and exchange-rate schedule. On that day, the 11 nations and nearly 300 million people participating in the European Monetary Union became a global economic force to be reckoned with.
一九九九年元旦，歐洲共同貨幣制度正式實施，歐洲十一國、近三億人的貨幣、稅率等標準都將統一，將使歐盟成為全球最具經濟潛力的重要成員。