EUROPE: The Euro

In an anti-euro tirade, Christopher Jones denounced "this Mickey Mouse currency. (the so called forgery proof money was revealed to be the easiest to copy -- despite all sorts of trumpeted security measures)". George Sassoon, who protests that he reads a pro- and well as an anti-euro bulletin, proof of his impartiality, comments: "The euro notes come in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 300; 500 and 1000 euro notes are being printed in Sicily. Guess by whom?" RH: Given George's scrupulous respect for facts, this must be taken seriously. Is Berlusconi involved? Can Christopher or George cite a reliable report on this?

Ronald Hilton - 1/14/03