在2000年的大部分时间里,欧盟的新货币欧元与美元的比价一路走跌。对许多人来说欧元的贬值表明了欧洲采用单一货币及实行政治上统一这一野心勃勃计划的基本弱点。欧盟领导人去年12月在尼斯召开的会议也被认为是不成功的。 然而,尽管人们心存疑虑,欧元的价值还是开始回升了。实际上,维护欧洲统一的力量要 For most of 2000, the EU’s new currency, the euro, has been falling against the U.S. dollar. For many, the depreciation of the euro shows the fundamental weakness of Europe’s ambitious plan to adopt a single currency and to achieve political unity. The EU leaders’ meeting in Nice last December was also considered unsuccessful. However, despite the doubts, the value of the euro started to pick up again. In fact, it is necessary to safeguard the power of European reunification