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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
Hello I have not been back to the United Kingdom since 1999. Much has change. ----------------------------------------------- FROM: http://www.todayonline.com/articles/290024.asp Business - Monday, December 1, 2008 Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 1-Dec-2008 06:04 hrs Euro coins. Britain is considering joining the eurozone as a direct consequence of global financial turmoil, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday. The international financial crisis has set off a radical change in thinking in Britain about the euro, EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday. .. While acknowledging the majority opposition in Britain to embracing the euro, Barroso told French radio: "We are now closer than ever before." .. He added: "I'm not going to break the confidentiality of certain conversations, but some British politicians have already told me: 'If we had the euro, we would have been better off'." .. Sterling has suffered major falls in the credit crunch which has seen Britain, like other governments, spend massively in recent months to support the banking system. .. "The British have an enormous quality one of many, that is they are pragmatic," Barroso said on an RTL radio/LCI television broadcast. "This crisis has emphasised the importance of the euro, in Britain as well." .. "I don't mean this will happen tomorrow, I know that the majority (of British people) are still opposed, but there is a period of consideration underway and the people who matter in Britain are currently thinking about it," the former Portuguese prime minister said. .. Barroso pointed to the case of Denmark, another EU state which has so far refused to accept the euro but is considering holding a new referendum on the single currency. The Danish voted against joining in 2000. - AFP The international financial crisis has set off a radical change in thinking in Britain about the euro, EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday. While acknowledging the majority opposition in Britain to embracing the euro, Barroso told French radio: "We are now closer than ever before." He added: "I'm not going to break the confidentiality of certain conversations, but some British politicians have already told me: 'If we had the euro, we would have been better off'." Sterling has suffered major falls in the credit crunch which has seen Britain, like other governments, spend massively in recent months to support the banking system. "The British have an enormous quality, one of many, that is they are pragmatic," Barroso said on an RTL radio/LCI television broadcast. "This crisis has emphasised the importance of the euro, in Britain as well." .. "I don't mean this will happen tomorrow, I know that the majority (of British people) are still opposed, but there is a period of consideration underway and the people who matter in Britain are currently thinking about it," the former Portuguese prime minister said. Barroso pointed to the case of Denmark, another EU state which has so far refused to accept the euro but is considering holding a new referendum on the single currency. The Danish voted against joining in 2000. - AFP ... |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
Completely of topic, have you seen London Bridge?
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
"MJKolodziej" wrote in message owncomputing... Completely of topic, have you seen London Bridge? mk Hello Yes to both London Bridges. I have walk over the old London Bridge, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_...ke_Havasu_City) I have also walk over the London Bridge in London. I also walked over Tower Bridge as well. Love London, the city and it's people. Love the underground to get around. The Tims River was much bigger than I though. |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:04:31 -0700, "Arizona Coin Collector"
wrote: "MJKolodziej" wrote in message towncomputing... Completely of topic, have you seen London Bridge? mk Hello Yes to both London Bridges. I have walk over the old London Bridge, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_...ke_Havasu_City) I have also walk over the London Bridge in London. I also walked over Tower Bridge as well. Love London, the city and it's people. Love the underground to get around. The Tims River was much bigger than I though. Not much compared to the River Themes, though. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
On Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:20:03 -0500, tony cooper
wrote: On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:04:31 -0700, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote: "MJKolodziej" wrote in message etowncomputing... Completely of topic, have you seen London Bridge? mk Hello Yes to both London Bridges. I have walk over the old London Bridge, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_...ke_Havasu_City) I have also walk over the London Bridge in London. I also walked over Tower Bridge as well. Love London, the city and it's people. Love the underground to get around. The Tims River was much bigger than I though. Not much compared to the River Themes, though. Even that's much compared to the River Thames. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
It would not be the best of ideas for the UK to change to the euro when the
pound is very low against it. Billy "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote in message m... Hello I have not been back to the United Kingdom since 1999. Much has change. ----------------------------------------------- FROM: http://www.todayonline.com/articles/290024.asp Business - Monday, December 1, 2008 Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 1-Dec-2008 06:04 hrs Euro coins. Britain is considering joining the eurozone as a direct consequence of global financial turmoil, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday. The international financial crisis has set off a radical change in thinking in Britain about the euro, EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday. . While acknowledging the majority opposition in Britain to embracing the euro, Barroso told French radio: "We are now closer than ever before." . He added: "I'm not going to break the confidentiality of certain conversations, but some British politicians have already told me: 'If we had the euro, we would have been better off'." . Sterling has suffered major falls in the credit crunch which has seen Britain, like other governments, spend massively in recent months to support the banking system. . "The British have an enormous quality one of many, that is they are pragmatic," Barroso said on an RTL radio/LCI television broadcast. "This crisis has emphasised the importance of the euro, in Britain as well." . "I don't mean this will happen tomorrow, I know that the majority (of British people) are still opposed, but there is a period of consideration underway and the people who matter in Britain are currently thinking about it," the former Portuguese prime minister said. . Barroso pointed to the case of Denmark, another EU state which has so far refused to accept the euro but is considering holding a new referendum on the single currency. The Danish voted against joining in 2000. - AFP The international financial crisis has set off a radical change in thinking in Britain about the euro, EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday. While acknowledging the majority opposition in Britain to embracing the euro, Barroso told French radio: "We are now closer than ever before." He added: "I'm not going to break the confidentiality of certain conversations, but some British politicians have already told me: 'If we had the euro, we would have been better off'." Sterling has suffered major falls in the credit crunch which has seen Britain, like other governments, spend massively in recent months to support the banking system. "The British have an enormous quality, one of many, that is they are pragmatic," Barroso said on an RTL radio/LCI television broadcast. "This crisis has emphasised the importance of the euro, in Britain as well." . "I don't mean this will happen tomorrow, I know that the majority (of British people) are still opposed, but there is a period of consideration underway and the people who matter in Britain are currently thinking about it," the former Portuguese prime minister said. Barroso pointed to the case of Denmark, another EU state which has so far refused to accept the euro but is considering holding a new referendum on the single currency. The Danish voted against joining in 2000. - AFP .. |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
"Arizona Coin Collector" wrote in message m... "MJKolodziej" wrote in message owncomputing... Completely of topic, have you seen London Bridge? mk Hello Yes to both London Bridges. I have walk over the old London Bridge, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_...ke_Havasu_City) I have also walk over the London Bridge in London. I also walked over Tower Bridge as well. Love London, the city and it's people. Love the underground to get around. The Tims River was much bigger than I though. Londoners are widely regarded by UK residents as the least nice people in the UK, they have no manners, I may be bias however being Scottish, by far the nicest of course. :-) Billy |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
On Dec 1, 4:25*am, "note.boy" wrote:
"Arizona Coin Collector" wrote in messagenews:KL6dne3KWvfO_67UnZ2dnUVZ_hadnZ2d@earth link.com... "MJKolodziej" wrote in message towncomputing... Completely of topic, have you seen London Bridge? mk Hello Yes to both London Bridges. I have walk over the old London Bridge, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_...ke_Havasu_City) I have also walk over the London Bridge in London. I also walked over Tower Bridge as well. Love London, the city and it's people. Love the underground to get around. The Tims River was much bigger than I though. Londoners are widely regarded by UK residents as the least nice people in the UK, they have no manners, I may be bias however being Scottish, by far the nicest of course. *:-) *Billy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yep, you're a walking advertisement for all things Scotch, that's fer sure. oly |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
note.boy wrote:
It would not be the best of ideas for the UK to change to the euro when the pound is very low against it. Billy Let's say that the UK does go with the Euro, how will the Royal Mint do their coins - a single set of designs for all of the UK or separate sets of designs for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, along with all of those other lesser places that also use the Pound? (I can just imagine going into a pub in Dublin, ordering a Guinness or whisky and paying for it with a €2 coin or two with King Chuck's mug on the back....) -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | |\ ____ | | | | |\ Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ |
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Barroso says crisis has brought Britain closer to euro
The eurocrats being what they are I imagine that the UK would be allowed
just one design of euro coin. Billy "Michael G. Koerner" wrote in message ... note.boy wrote: It would not be the best of ideas for the UK to change to the euro when the pound is very low against it. Billy Let's say that the UK does go with the Euro, how will the Royal Mint do their coins - a single set of designs for all of the UK or separate sets of designs for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, along with all of those other lesser places that also use the Pound? (I can just imagine going into a pub in Dublin, ordering a Guinness or whisky and paying for it with a €2 coin or two with King Chuck's mug on the back....) -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | |\ ____ | | | | |\ Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ |
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