Sekudlule iminyaka engu-20 kusukela kwazalwa i-euro

NgoJanuwari 1, 1999, imali eyodwa yazalwa ngaphakathi kwe-European Union, i-euro.

Ngenani lokuqala lamadola ase-US angu-1,1789, ngoNcibijane kusukela ngo-1998 kuya ku-1999 le mali yethulwa ezimakethe, ngokuhlalisana kwesikhashana nezimali zendabuko zamazwe alandelayo, ngenani elilinganayo elilinganayo:

I-Austria (shilling 13,76)
I-Belgium (40,34 francs)
I-Netherlands (guilder 2,20)
I-Finland (umaki 5,95)
I-France (6,56 franc)
I-Germany (mark 1,96)
I-Ireland (pondo 0,79)
I-Italy (lira 1936,27)
I-Luxembourg (40,34 franc)
I-Monaco (6,56 franc)
I-Portugal (isihlangu 200,48)
I-San Marino (lira 1936,27)
España (ikhasi 166,39)
IVatican (lira 1936,27)
I-Andorra (franc 6,56 kanye ne-peseta 166,39)

Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi nangenkathi yoshintsho, ithebula lokulingana phakathi kwemali yendabuko (i-peseta endabeni yaseSpain) kanye nemali entsha yemakethe eyodwa, i-euro, yayihambisana nathi yonke indawo. Kwabezindaba, a umkhankaso onamandla wokuxhumana nabantu mayelana nezinzuzo zokwamukela i-euro kanye nezinga lokushintshanisa elisemthethweni lika-166,386 libe enye yezinombolo eziphindaphindiwe kuze kube yilapho Ngo-January 1, 2002, izinhlamvu zemali ezintsha zafika ezandleni zethu.

I-peseta yayizogcina ishonile ngoFebhuwari 28, 2002 ngemuva kokuhlala nesikhundla sakhe izinyanga ezimbili.

Kusuka lapho, I-euro ithole ukudunyiswa nokugxekwa ngokulinganayo. Ngokutholwa kwayo, ukuhwebelana kwezimali kwaphela lapho welela emazweni angomakhelwane njengePortugal noma iFrance, kodwa saphinde sabona ukuthi amanani nezinga lokuphila lalikhuphuka kanjani. "ukuzungeza" okudumile, okusibeke ezingeni elifanayo namazwe angomakhelwane anamandla okuthenga aphakeme kakhulu.

Namuhla, ngemva kweminyaka engu-20, bakhona Amazwe ayi-19 kwangu-28 angamalungu e-EU abaye bayithatha njengohlobo lwemali yabo, futhi ngokocwaningo ijabulela ukwamukelwa kabanzi, nakuba eminyakeni yamuva nje kuye kwaphakanyiswa amazwi agxeka kakhulu akholelwa ukuthi ukwamukelwa kwayo kwaba yiphutha. Izinsuku ze-peseta zahamba kudala.