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The only benefit the euro has brought is that people do not need to exchange currency when they go on holiday to another euro country. Other than that, the general experience of most people in euro countries has been of the currency’s drawbacks, such as higher prices for consumer goods and a reduction in the value of their savings. They are annoyed about the constant cutbacks on public services that are being carried out in order to limit public spending and thus meet the requirements of the Stability Pact.
In his report, Mr Maaten reveals himself as an enthusiast for the euro, a ‘europhile’. It is laughable that he should call the euro ‘the most successful European project ever’. Does he realise that the euro gave some people a reason to vote against the EU Constitution? How does he explain that Member States without the euro are doing far better economically speaking? His main concern is to help the governments of Sweden, Denmark and the UK persuade the public that the euro has been a success. Such an admission of weakness is comparable to the campaign in favour of the EU Constitution in the Netherlands: the euro is talked up as a fantastic product, yet people have not yet got the message. It is short-sighted and patronising to respond to serious public criticism with transparent campaigns."@en1
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