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MEPs commemorate 20 years of euro bank notes and coins

February 15, 2022 by European Union Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament commemorated the 20th anniversary of the circulation of the first euro notes and coins on Monday, at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg. Opening the ceremony, EP President Roberta Metsola said that the euro has “truly been one of the greatest […]

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