January 23, 2022
Der Euro Spricht Latin – and the Germans Don’t Like It
To reassure Germans that the new European currency – the euro -- will be under Berlin’s control, Germany’s former finance minister Theo Waigel said at the time the euro was launched (January 1999) that “Der Euro Spricht Deutsch” (the euro speaks German). That was an arrogant swipe at fello...
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