Brussels, 21/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - The observation to emerge from the latest "Flash Eurobarometer" survey conducted this summer on SMEs and the euro, is of concern, the European Commission acknowledges: on average 17% of European companies (but 26% in Germany, 24% in Portugal and 20% in France), essentially smaller sized, are still not aware that they have to prepare for the euro before the fatal date of 1 January 2002, and one SME in five (23%), especially in Germany, Italy and France,...