As if the arguments over the Stability and Growth Pact and EU corporate tax harmonisation were not enough, a new and unexpected problem was presented to finance ministers this weekend by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet.
Mr Trichet informed ministers that the word 'euro' was being spelled differently across Europe. In Slovenia, for example, it is called 'evro'. Latvians - if and when they join the common currency - will pay with 'eiro' and in Hungary, the word has an...
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