The euro with a Hungarian accent

Hungary's MEPs can seldom agree on anything but just before Christmas they agreed on a joint demand: if the euro is introduced in Hungary it should be written with a Hungarian accent and be called the 'euró'. The newspaper's Brussels correspondent László Szőcs comments. "As far as its budget deficit is concerned Hungary is certainly not a model EU country. It hasn't been able to meet a single criterion for the introduction of the euro so far. But when it comes to how the word euro should be written the Hungarians are very determined. Brussels wants Hungary to end the disputes in its internal politics and get its economy back on track. What better way to do this than by putting a long 'o' at the end of the word 'euro' ?... The common currency symbolises a united Europe. The notes and coins make the EU tangible. This is why what is written on these notes is important."

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