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...ultimately that is Bird’s goal. He says it best as the interview draws to a close: assuming the voice of the Incredibles’ suit designer Edna Mole, he belts out in his most nasal pseudo-Euro accent, “I hope you enjoy the movie, dahling...
...role for the E.U.'s only directly elected body, but was hardly welcomed by those who want to keep power in national capitals. "It's wrong that the Parliament should put itself in a position of being more important than the member states," says Jonathan Evans, head of the Euro-skeptic British Conservative M.E.P.s. Evans volunteered that it had been "tempting" to oppose the Commission for the sheer partisan joy of voting against British nominee Peter Mandelson, one of the architects of New Labour's victories, who is slated to become the Commissioner for Trade. Yet on this issue...
...than welcome." Agreed. Now can IBM do something about jet lag? More Fun With Accounting W hen it comes to interpreting the E.U.'s stability and growth pact, there are no limits to French and German creativity. With both countries at risk of breaching the pact's rules - demanding euro zone countries' budget deficits remain below 3% of GDP - for the fourth straight year, Paris and Berlin last week called for change. French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder labeled the European Commission's reform proposals - taking greater account of a country's economic situation...
BUSINESS ACTIVITY For Germany's TWD Group, a midsize textile manufacturer, the euro has been "all positive," says CEO Yorck von Schmeling. Many European business executives agree. Executive vice chairman Benjamin Cohen of the French hotel company Accor says the absence of exchange-rate risk makes investing in places like Italy and Spain easier: "The element of chance has disappeared." Trade activity has also increased: two studies by the Inter-American Development Bank show that countries joining the euro saw a boost...
INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE The euro isn't about to take on the dollar as the world's favorite currency. Euro-denominated bonds have grown from about 20% of the global total in 1999 to 30% today, but dollar-denominated bonds have remained at about 45%. The euro has also failed to catch on in foreign-exchange transactions. Globally, it accounts for 20% to 25% of the market, about the same as the national currencies that made up the euro...