Aerial view of the Kirchberg district in Luxembourg. On the left: in the foreground are the buildings of the Court of Justice of the European Communities; in the middle distance is the European Commission's ‘Jean Monnet' Building. On the right: in the foreground are the buildings of the Secretariat of the European Parliament; behind them is the European Court of Auditors.
Aerial view of the Leopold district in Brussels. In the foreground is the European Parliament. Behind it is the Council’s ‘Justus Lipsius’ building and the Commission’s ‘Berlaymont’ building.
On the eve of the entry into circulation of euro notes and coins on January 1, 2002, the author of the article relates the history of the single currency's birth.
