1 January 1999Euro LaunchJacques Chirac
France adopted the euro for accounting and electronic transactions when the single currency was launched.
Historical records for France in 1999, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
France adopted the euro for accounting and electronic transactions when the single currency was launched.
Manslaughter trial for part played in blood scandal spreading Aids to 4,000 people
Jospin helps lead France when the Amsterdam Treaty takes effect and the Schengen acquis becomes part of EU law. France supports mobility alongside common visa and security arrangements.
During the Schengen process, Vedrine handles French diplomacy as the Schengen system is absorbed into the Union's legal structure. French officials link border removal with operational law-enforcement cooperation.
Chevenement supports the post-Amsterdam legal settlement assigning treaty bases to individual Schengen measures. The French approach stresses both free movement and compensating security measures.
Joins Arsenal from Juventus and begins a career that will make him the club's record goalscorer.
Clervoy operates Discovery's robotic arm to capture Hubble for the emergency Servicing Mission 3A.
Clervoy uses Discovery's robotic arm to release Hubble after repairs restore the observatory to science operations.
Directs Beau Travail, a French drama inspired by Herman Melville's Billy Budd.
Sicardy publishes ground-based adaptive-optics observations showing that Neptune's ring arcs remain dynamically complex.
Apppointed Party Leader of the RPR
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