The euro, the planned single currency for Europe due for introduction in January 1999, will get a six-month trial in two Tuscan towns beginning 1 October. About 20 percent of businesses in Fiesole and Pontassieve have already agreed to use the new bills, at an abitrary exchange rate of 2,000 lire per euro, and mayors in the towns are busily encouraging wider participation.
Euro on Trial
The euro, the planned single currency for Europe due for introduction in January 1999, will get a six-month trial in two Tuscan towns beginning 1 October. About 20 percent of businesses in Fiesole and Pontassieve have already agreed to use the new bills, at an abitrary exchange rate of 2,000 lire per euro, and mayors in the towns are busily encouraging wider participation.
