‘Tiddlers’ aim to keep up with the Joneses

Cyprus and Malta adopted the euro as their currency from 1 January 2008.

European Central Bank: Press Release, 1.1.08: Cyprus and Malta join the euro area http://www.ecb.int/press/pr/date/2008/html/pr080101.en.html

European Central Bank: Press Release, 3.1.08: The euro cash changeover in Cyprus and Malta http://www.ecb.int/press/pr/date/2008/html/pr080103.en.html

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/6: Cypriots and Maltese quickly starting to use the euro http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/6&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/02: Malta adopts the euro http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/2&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/01: Cyprus adopts the euro http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Cyprus: Central Bank for Cyprus / Ministry of Finance: National website for the euro http://www.euro.cy/euro/euro.nsf/dmlindex_en/dmlindex_en?OpenForm

Malta: National Euro Changeover Committee: Euro our money http://www.euro.gov.mt/

BBC News, 1.1.08: Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7165622.stm

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