愛沙尼亞加入歐元區引爭議英語作文
Public Opinion Split as Estonia Prepares to Join Eurozone
Despite concerns in Estonia about the future of Europe's common currency, banks in the capital city Tallinn are having trouble keeping up with demand for euro coin start-up sets.
But there is a growing public debate as Estonians prepare to join the eurozone. One pensioner calls it pointless.
"We don't need it," he said. "The size of notes is different and I don't have a suitable wallet for euros. What's the point of the euro? We're spending millions to bring it in while children in our schools don't have free lunches."
A new survey in Estonia shows public opinion evenly split, with some welcoming the currency conversion, while others say it will hurt Estonian pocketbooks.
"Of course prices will rise," said one man. "Comparing salaries here and in other countries, the difference will hurt."
"It's very good, especially for younger people when they travel," a woman said. "They will not need to exchange money into euros any more."
The reluctance of many of Estonia's 1.3 million citizens to embrace the new currency is a worry for the Estonian government, which also is trying to explain a five percent rise in food prices. But economist Hardo Pajula says the higher prices have little to do with the euro.
"The increase in food prices has been more due to the exceptionally hot summer in Russia, among other things, and in other parts of the world. But, of course, it gets attributed to the euro," said Pajula.
Economists say the most vulnerable period will be the first two weeks of the new year, when the Estonian economy transitions from the familiar kroon to a currency - many here still don't trust.
儘管愛沙尼亞擔憂歐洲統一貨幣的未來，不過首都塔林的銀行也已經很難滿足歐元貨幣啟動的要求。
但是隨着愛沙尼亞準備加入歐元區，公眾之間的爭議也逐漸增長。一名養老金領取者稱這是沒有意義的。
“我們不需要。我們的貨幣的幣值是不同的。我沒有適合裝歐元的錢包。歐元有什麼意義呢？我們必須花費數百萬來得到歐元，而我們學校的孩子卻沒有免費午餐。”
愛沙尼亞一份新的調查顯示民意非常不同，一些人對貨幣轉換非常歡迎，而另外一些人則認為這會對愛沙尼亞的經濟造成損害。
“價格當然會上升。我們的收入水平與其他國家有所不同，這會對我們造成傷害。”
“轉換貨幣非常好，尤其對於要旅行的'年輕人來説，這樣他們就不要要再將自己的貨幣兑換成歐元。”一名女子説。
愛沙尼亞130萬公民不歡迎新的貨幣使政府非常擔心。愛沙尼亞政府正在準備解釋將食品價格提高5%。但是經濟學家Hardo Pajula表示，提高價格與歐元關係不大。
“食品價格的上升是由於俄羅斯和世界其他地區夏季氣温過高。但是，當然，也與歐元有一定的關係。”
經濟虛假表示，最易受傷害的時期是新年的前兩個星期，屆時愛沙尼亞經濟將從大家所熟悉的克朗轉為大家還不怎麼信任的歐元。
