Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-07-03-Speech-2-101"
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"en.20010703.6.2-101"2
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"Mr President, with just six months to go before the introduction of the euro notes and coins, we must focus clearly on this event. The report is timely and Mr Maaten's observations are very welcome. The one clear fact about 'euro day', 1 January 2002, is that it is truly irreversible. It is going to happen and, therefore, we must be ready.
We have made substantial progress on all fronts. Taking public information first, the surveys of public awareness about the euro are heartening. The most recent survey carried out in May by the Irish Euro Changeover Board show that in my country, 95% of people know the name of the single currency, 91% have same prices in both Irish Pounds and the euro and 79% know that euro notes and coins will be introduced in 2002. Seventy-eight percent have seen pictures of the euro notes and coins and 64% know that an Irish Pound will get you EUR 1.27. There is still a distance to go, however: only 36% of people are aware of the length of the dual circulation period, which in my country has been shortened to 9 February 2002.
In addition, there has been quite an amount of legislation to cater for the introduction of the euro, covering areas such as finance and social welfare. In all cases, it is essential that we act on the principle of favouring the citizen. There are essentially two tasks for national and European authorities: they have to oversee the successful changeover to the euro and provide the public with information about it."@en1
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