81. - Creation of the euro zone has opened up new horizons in the domestic market for companies while also increasing potential competition. 82. All coins are valid throughout the euro zone, irrespective of the design of the national side. 83. Across the euro zone, the Big Mac also showed the slightest variation in price. 84. Although outside the euro zone, Denmark is preparing to deal with it. 85. And I think the kind of strong identity the euro zone can offer can also have an effect on exchange rates. 86. Also missing were Denmark and Sweden, where public opinion is beginning to turn in favor of joining the euro zone. 87. And the next great step forwards, enlargement, while increasing enormously the potential for development of the single market and the euro zone, also carries great risks. 88. As in the euro zone, bank accounts denominated in currencies such as the mark or the schilling will be converted automatically into euros, at no charge. 89. Britain, Denmark and Sweden are the only European Union members not to have joined the euro zone. 90. Britain, Denmark, and Sweden chose to remain outside the euro zone for the time being. |