20 years on, dreams of euro rivalling US dollar persist
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WHEN 12 countries adopted the euro 2 decades ago, then-French president Jacques Chirac hailed a Europe that was "affirming its identity and its power".
To the euro's most starry-eyed promoters, the currency was not only a leap of faith into European unity, but set up a rivalry with the United States and its powerful US dollar.
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