‘You can look, but you can’t touch!’ On 18 January 1997, cartoonist Pancho paints an ironic picture of cooperation between France and Germany ahead of the preparations for the introduction of the European single currency in January 1999, and particularly emphasises the importance of the ‘euro’ for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (on the right). On the left, French President Jacques Chirac is scolded by his German partner for trying to touch a euro coin.