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20th January 2001: Press Release on €uro Awareness. Click here to view.

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8th January 2001: Advertisement appearing in the national press 'Ten things you should know about the €uro'. Click here to view.

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1st January 2001: Greece now a member of European Economic and Monetary Union. Click here to view. 

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14th December 2000: National Code of Practice on Dual Display of Prices. Click here to view.

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26th September 2000: Press Release on Euro Awareness. Click here to view.

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26th September 2000: The ECBI launched its second Annual Report.
Click here to view. Copies can be had on request to the ECBI Secretariat.

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Grants to organisations for promoting awareness of the euro: New funding programme. Click here to view. 

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19 April 2000: Minister Launches Plan for Changeover to Euro Cash in 2002.

                   Press Release on Cash Changeover Plan

                   Cash Changeover Plan

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NGO PROGRAMME

The ECBI operates a funding programme for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as part of its National Information Programme. Under this programme, funding of up to 50% is available to NGOs to meet the costs of activities undertaken to promote awareness of the euro. For the purpose of this programme, NGOs are defined as non-profit making organisations and include registered charities, voluntary, community and vocational organisations.

The 2000 NGO Programme is now underway. Contracts were awarded to 46 organisations and projects are due to be completed by 30 June 2000 at the latest. A new programme, for year 2001, will be announced in the autumn.

For Further Information & Links on this programme, please contact the ECBI Secretariat.

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The single European currency, the euro, came into being on 1 January 1999

The conversion rate for the euro against the Irish pound was irrevocably fixed on that date. The rate is
1 euro = £0.787564

(see our 'conversion rates' page for the irrevocably fixed rates for the euro against the currencies of the other participating member states).

The euro can now be used for cashless transactions. Euro notes and coins will be introduced in 2002. The three years before the introduction of euro notes and coins will allow everyone time to get used to the new currency.

The third phase of the ECBI's Public Information Programme was launched by Mr Charlie Mc Creevy TD, Minister for Finance on 12 January 1999. This phase includes a comprehensive TV and radio campaign and press and billboard advertising. Also a leaflet will be distributed to every household. In February, we will make available a large supply of paper euro converters - a credit card sized gadget which will give a number of values for the Irish pound against the euro and vice versa.

Many organisations are introducing dual display - ie showing bill totals in euro as well as in Irish pounds - to help customers adjust to the euro. (see press release on 'Third Phase of ECBI's Public Information Programme' below for further details).

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