Central to the aims and ideals of the European Union is a single currency standard based on the euro. This wide-ranging program, divided into 12 segments, presents the history of the EMU, the unification timetable up to 2002, the convergence criteria, and the coins and banknotes themselves; provides background on the euro member states and the European Central Bank; examines the impact of the euro on world trade, the job market, and tourism; analyzes the euro’s role in international monetary transactions; compares the euro to the dollar; and discusses the hopes and fears of the new citizens of “Euroland.” A Deutsche Welle Production. (60 minutes)