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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8143

4 February 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 56
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/euro
In just one month, the euro is used in 95% of cash transactions

Brussels, 04/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - Just one month after euro notes and coins were brought in, the euro is now being used in over 95% of cash transactions in the twelve countries that have adopted single currency, it was announced by the European Commission on Friday. The Commission pointed out that the last phase in the changeover operation concerns taking national currencies out of circulation. By the end of January, more than 60% of the banknotes in circulation at the end of 2001, in...

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