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Today, the 1st of January, the euro became the official currency of 11 countries of the 00:00:00
European Union. 00:00:16
This event, unprecedented in the history of Europe, has been celebrated with bottles of 00:00:17
champagne bearing the symbol of the euro and euro balloons being released. 00:00:21
After a flood of cameras and historic pronouncements, the euro finally makes its public appearance. 00:00:27
Europeans, however, are already asking questions. 00:00:31
In Germany, people are worried. 00:00:34
Are pensions going to decrease? 00:00:36
Will salaries fall into line with those in neighboring countries? 00:00:37
In Ireland, people don't seem to know anything about the transition to euro and fear that 00:00:41
their banks are profiting at their expense. 00:00:45
Despite the fact that they are overwhelmingly euro enthusiasts, 50% of Italians don't know 00:00:48
the value of the euro in lira. 00:00:52
As for the Spanish and Portuguese, they hope their salaries will increase. 00:00:55
The attitude of Europeans varies from one country to the next. 00:01:00
And within each country, older people and those on low incomes, for example, tend to 00:01:04
get a bit more worried than others. 00:01:08
As a result, it is these groups who have already begun to take the euro by the horns. 00:01:10
In France, Belgium and Luxembourg, we will see how the arrival of the European currency 00:01:17
is being received with a mixture of euphoria, ignorance and suspicion. 00:01:21
Madeleine with her mobile grocery is getting ready to do her round in the villages of Lorraine 00:01:27
in northeast France. 00:01:31
All the Ghiarrizzo family is there. 00:01:33
Final polishing of the brand new van. 00:01:35
People ask Madeleine about how to manage with the euro, the new European currency. 00:01:38
Do you think your customers are going to get to grips with the new currency for working 00:01:42
at the price of a croissant? 00:01:46
It will be a bit difficult at the beginning. 00:01:49
When both currencies are in use, I think people will panic a bit then, but after that 00:01:52
they'll get used to it. 00:01:56
They'll have to. 00:01:57
You're going to have to help them at the beginning. 00:01:58
I'll have to teach them a little bit. 00:02:00
You'll have to master the euro perfectly yourself. 00:02:06
Well, that's going to be difficult. 00:02:09
But like with everything, we'll get used to it. 00:02:13
We'll have to. 00:02:15
So, I'm starting up. 00:02:17
I'm getting into first. 00:02:20
That's it. 00:02:21
I'm off. 00:02:22
Ah, there's a woman with her purse. 00:02:32
They trust Madeleine, but the older people are worried about their pensions. 00:02:35
They want to know if they're going to have less money with the euro. 00:02:39
Well, the pensions are already in euros on the statements we get. 00:02:43
But the final figure's always in French francs. 00:02:50
Yes, but it's already in euros. 00:02:57
And what about when the francs disappear and it's only in euros? 00:03:01
Well, we'll know what it's all about by then. 00:03:04
But aren't you going to say to yourself, oh, but that's less? 00:03:06
Oh, yes, but well, that's how it is. 00:03:08
With her van, Madeleine reaches people who can no longer get out and about. 00:03:13
The elderly, the disabled and those in remote places. 00:03:16
It is Madeleine who will be their main contact when it comes to paying with coins they don't know 00:03:20
and when they can't see very well anymore. 00:03:24
Yes, I'm coming on Tuesday as usual. 00:03:30
Doesn't it scare you, this euro business? 00:03:32
No, no, we'll get by. 00:03:34
And won't you miss the francs? 00:03:37
Of course, to be honest, it does worry me a bit. 00:03:40
But, well, the euro, it's not here just yet. 00:03:48
Accepting the euro as one's currency and accepting that things are not as they were, 00:03:52
the people in the villages are not totally convinced. 00:03:56
Jules, these people are following Madeleine around to find out what we think about the euro. 00:04:00
So what do you think about the euro then? 00:04:04
I really couldn't care less. Old francs, new francs, the euro. 00:04:06
There's nothing extra in it for me. 00:04:09
Anyway, it's just a way of trying to do us out of a few quid. 00:04:11
Is that what you really think? 00:04:14
You see, that's an old-timer speaking. 00:04:16
They're going to round things up in the shops. 00:04:20
We know that already. 00:04:23
But they're not going to do me out of anything. 00:04:26
What counts for me is the full figure. 00:04:29
6.55957. 00:04:32
The full figure. 00:04:35
No need for a calculator. 00:04:37
Anyway, you've got the right to see the receipt. 00:04:39
If you look at the receipt, it's got the date and everything. 00:04:42
See if something's not right. 00:04:45
But in general, it'll probably be okay. 00:04:47
So how much does a baguette cost in euros? 00:04:50
I've known for a long time how much a baguette costs in euros. 00:04:52
How much do you think it costs then? 00:04:54
Ah, not difficult. 00:04:56
You can do 0 euro times 7. 00:04:58
About 0.78 euros. 00:05:02
So you don't need a calculator? 00:05:10
No calculator. There's no point. 00:05:12
They gave us calculators at the bank. 00:05:14
Anyway, don't think that with the euros you'll have in France 00:05:21
it'll be the same price with the German euro 00:05:24
when you go to Germany. 00:05:26
Of course it will be, Jules. 00:05:30
There wouldn't be any point otherwise. 00:05:32
There wouldn't be any point, Jules. 00:05:34
So how many euros are we going to get less than the Germans? 00:05:39
It's the same as the difference between the mark and your francs. 00:05:42
It's the same, Jules. 00:05:45
Whether you're for or against the euro, 00:05:51
a lot of people will have some very practical problems. 00:05:53
For example, how are blind and visually impaired people 00:05:55
going to be able to get used to different colour notes and coins 00:05:58
with strange sizes? 00:06:01
Corinne is a social worker. 00:06:03
She attended a training course financed by the European Union 00:06:05
on how to explain the euro to people with disabilities 00:06:08
so that they'll be able to manage when the day comes. 00:06:11
Hello. 00:06:13
Are you feeling better then? 00:06:15
There you are. Can I introduce David to you? 00:06:19
Hello, Mark. 00:06:25
Can you see yourself in the supermarket paying in euros? 00:06:28
No. 00:06:31
No, I can't really see myself paying in euros. 00:06:34
Well, it's already bad enough with the Belgian notes. 00:06:37
The coins are all right, but not the notes. 00:06:42
So I tell you, it scares me. 00:06:50
For able-bodied people, there are leaflets in the banks, 00:06:53
but for blind and visually impaired people, there's nothing. 00:06:57
I've got some euro coins here. 00:07:04
Oh, great! 00:07:07
Look, that's a 20-cent piece. 00:07:13
There's a little dent almost every centimetre. 00:07:16
We'll need to have courses on that at the beginning. 00:07:20
The differences between the 1, 2 and 5-cent pieces, 00:07:24
they're all different sizes. 00:07:27
There you go. There's a one-euro piece. 00:07:29
Oh, that's the big coin, is it? 00:07:32
Thanks. It's very nice of you. Thanks. 00:07:34
Come on, you can't do much with it. 00:07:37
Bernadette, come and see the euro. 00:07:40
Here, look at the euro. Come over here. 00:07:44
Look, I'll show you the biggest one. 00:07:47
These are little cents. 00:07:50
Oh, they're even smaller than I thought. 00:07:54
My goodness, that's small. 00:07:57
So how much is two euros worth? 00:08:00
No idea. 00:08:02
Well, it's 80. 00:08:04
It scares me just thinking about it. 00:08:06
Well, we'll have to manage when we're up against it. 00:08:09
Didn't you? 00:08:12
Do you think you're well-informed 00:08:18
and well-equipped for the change of currency? 00:08:20
No. 00:08:23
Well, for sighted people, the prices are displayed 00:08:25
in Belgian francs and euros in a lot of shops. 00:08:28
But for us it's impossible, we can't read. 00:08:31
So we can't memorise any prices. 00:08:34
Otherwise we'd know. 00:08:37
A tin of tomatoes is so much, a box of eggs is so much, 00:08:39
we could register certain prices. 00:08:42
But with a euro, we'll have to learn it all at once. 00:08:44
That's what scares me a bit. 00:08:47
Because for us it's 40 times less. 00:08:49
So if we're not used to it, 00:08:53
things will seem cheaper, especially at the beginning. 00:08:55
We could get caught out 00:08:58
because we'll think things are cheaper at the beginning. 00:09:00
And if we learn to think just in euros, 00:09:05
well, I suppose it will become automatic 00:09:08
after about six months or about a year. 00:09:12
Is it important to know how much everything costs? 00:09:16
Not say, oh, last year that cost so much in francs, 00:09:19
and now it costs this much in euros. 00:09:22
That's two things to remember instead of just one. 00:09:24
When the euro comes in, 00:09:28
many people fear that shopkeepers will put up their prices. 00:09:30
But with Logo Euro, 00:09:33
they've promised to abide by the rules concerning rounding 00:09:35
and to ensure accurate conversions. 00:09:38
These shopkeepers have signed a charter. 00:09:40
Yes, with the charter, 00:09:43
we've said that we'll display prices in euros straight away. 00:09:45
There you are. 00:09:48
That's why the prices have been up since February. 00:09:49
So you've got a head start on the others then? 00:09:52
Oh, yes. 00:09:54
We've had the prices up since the 5th of February. 00:09:55
And we enjoy doing it, 00:09:59
to show that we're not lagging behind, 00:10:01
to show that we're moving with the times, 00:10:03
that we keep up with the times. 00:10:06
We didn't want customers to get annoyed 00:10:11
if they wanted to pay in euros. 00:10:15
We said to ourselves, we're in, 00:10:17
so we may as well get on with it. 00:10:19
If a customer asks, 00:10:22
we have to accept payment in euros. 00:10:24
That's why we did it straight away. 00:10:27
Do you think that reassures people, 00:10:29
and that compared with your competitors, 00:10:31
people say, oh, they know about the euro in them? 00:10:33
Yes, I think so. 00:10:36
Elderly people are already confused about old and new francs. 00:10:39
So then they say to themselves, 00:10:45
it's okay, they'll help us. 00:10:47
They'll help us. 00:10:49
Despite being exposed to prices being displayed in both currencies, 00:10:55
and despite all the publicity, 00:10:58
many people don't know how much a standard product in the supermarket 00:11:00
would cost in euros, even approximately. 00:11:03
For people on low incomes, 00:11:06
not taking notice of prices in euros, 00:11:08
and of the figures after the decimal point, 00:11:10
could result in a nasty surprise for their purse after 2002. 00:11:12
15.24 euros. 00:11:18
How much do you think 15.24 euros is worth? 00:11:20
Roughly, what do you think? 00:11:24
You don't know, madame? 00:11:25
Yet you're wearing such a nice pair of glasses. 00:11:26
15.24 euros is 100 francs. 00:11:29
Yes, look, there are tables to explain. 00:11:33
So start getting used to it. 00:11:35
Do you look at the prices in euros? 00:11:37
No, not yet. No, no. 00:11:40
What are you waiting for? 00:11:43
Well, we're waiting for it to come in. 00:11:45
We'll take it when it comes. 00:11:47
We're not yet looking at prices in euros. 00:11:49
We're still in the old system. 00:11:55
I think there'll be a reaction. 00:12:02
I think consumers will have to take responsibility for themselves. 00:12:05
I don't think consumers are going to wait 00:12:08
for the 1st of January 2002 to convert prices into euros. 00:12:10
They will have to understand that from that moment on, 00:12:16
prices will be displayed in euros. 00:12:19
We'll use the euro when we have to, 00:12:23
when that's all there is. 00:12:25
It's the same as with computers. 00:12:28
Five years ago, computers weren't my problem. 00:12:31
I don't want to know about it. 00:12:35
It wasn't my problem. 00:12:37
I don't like learning new things. It's too complicated. 00:12:39
But then I had to learn. 00:12:42
Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to survive in my company. 00:12:44
But it's the same with the euro. 00:12:47
They'll learn on their own. 00:12:49
They'll have to. 00:12:51
So the euro is here to stay, 00:12:54
and those who don't yet understand all the implications 00:12:56
of the new European currency will have to learn to count well. 00:12:58
We'll learn by doing, 00:13:01
but help from the grocer, the corner shops and social workers 00:13:03
will come in handy. 00:13:06
Jack, Freddie and Anna feel they've got a good grasp on what lies ahead. 00:13:08
Children of immigrants and constructors 00:13:11
of the European coal and steel community, 00:13:13
they are not in the least bit afraid of life with the euro. 00:13:15
You see, you're not in the euro. 00:13:20
No, but it's still difficult to imagine at the moment. 00:13:24
But of course, I mean, it's not going to be painless. 00:13:27
Do you think when you go and make your first purchases in euros 00:13:35
and they give you back your change that you'll know straight away 00:13:38
if they've given you the right money back? 00:13:41
Well, I'm sure we'll hesitate. 00:13:43
But I'm going to ask for explanations, 00:13:46
even if I hold up the queue for a whole hour. 00:13:48
My staff will be trained anyway. 00:13:52
Well, it's not here just yet. 00:13:54
Anyway, did you imagine that there would be the euro, 00:13:56
a single currency? 00:13:58
No, so there you go. 00:13:59
Did you imagine there wouldn't be any borders to cross? 00:14:01
Well, there aren't any now. 00:14:03
You have to look at all of that. 00:14:05
20 years ago, you had to declare how much petrol 00:14:07
was in your tank at the border. 00:14:09
There's none of that anymore. 00:14:11
So you see, that's Europe for you. 00:14:12
THE END 00:14:26
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