The History of the Euro
From 1999 you could pay in euros by transfer or card, but there were no euro notes until 2002.
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1.What came first: euro cash or the euro as money in bank accounts?
From 1999 you could pay in euros by transfer or card, but there were no euro notes until 2002.
2.When was the European Central Bank founded?
The ECB was founded on June 1, 1998, ahead of stage three in 1999.
3.Which treaty, signed by representatives of 12 countries in 1992, set the route and an entry test?
The Maastricht Treaty was signed in February 1992 in the Dutch city of Maastricht.
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Sources (5)
- ECB: Timeline of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
- ECB: Five things you need to know about the Maastricht Treaty
- ECB: The euro (Einführung, Beitrittsjahre, Umrechnungskurse)
- ECB: Euro changeover (Mitglieder
- Eigene Berechnung (synthetische Rechenbeispiele
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