On 1 January, 1999, Euro, the European currency, officially started in such eleven European countries as France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Austria, Finland, Spain, Portugal.

• 1999年1月1日,欧洲正式在法国、德国、意大利、荷兰、比利时、卢森堡、爱尔兰、奥地利、芬兰、西班牙和葡萄牙11国启动欧元。