1.   European central bankers this week said the recent surge in the value of the euro had helped curb inflation by reducing the price of imports into the euro zone.

2.   In most places in the euro zone, prices will still be posted in the old local currencies.

3.   It is a modest plan, but it goes against the stability pact that holds countries in the euro zone to strict fiscal discipline.

4.   Later it asked its readers for suggestions about what to call the euro zone.

5.   Many insiders want restrictions on how much access is granted to banks from nations that remain outside the euro zone.

6.   More important for the long term, Lewis said, is that countries in the euro zone are cutting taxes and becoming more competitive.

7.   Solbes said the United States was helping growth gather pace in the euro zone, instead of dragging it down.

8.   The new euro zone is also expected to be a more competitive place, with the emerging megabanks ruthlessly trimming back inefficient operations, some believe.

9.   The peoples of the existing nations in the euro zone accepted the currency virtually at the decree of their political elites.

10.   The relentless decline of the euro challenged the concept of European integration generally, especially as Denmark prepares to vote on Thursday on whether to join the euro zone.