Brussels, 28/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - European citizens, who will have Euros in their pockets as of 1 January 2002, are starting with relative speed to empty their piggy banks of national coins or to spend their large denomination notes. Three countries are in advance in this "divesting" process: France, German and the Netherlands.
The French have begun by emptying their cash savings. According to the Bank of France, they have started to open their safes, by spending the equivalent of EUR...