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That would be Valerie Giscard-d'Estaing who twisted arms to get Greece into the EEC and Mitterrand who forced through the Euro. If you are trying to insinuate
by MagnumOpus 9y ago
That would be Valerie Giscard-d'Estaing who twisted arms to get Greece into the EEC and Mitterrand who forced through the Euro.
If you are trying to insinuate that this was a German plot, you couldn't be farther from the truth. The Deutsche Mark was a sacred cow and getting rid of it in favour of a common currency with "irresponsible countries" with weak currencies was deeply unpopular even with internationalists like Kohl. Only France threatening to block German reunification unless they drop the Mark, in 1990, got German politicians to agree to giving up their currency.