Euro helpline launched to help public

FINANCE Minister Michalis Sarris and Central Bank governor Athanasios Orphanides yesterday launched a euro helpline.

The line, 8000 2008, is available for free to members of the public who have queries regarding the euro.

Sarris and Orphanides toured the euro call centre, and even sat down and answered a few calls themselves.

“This constitutes a significant part of the government’s information campaign on the euro,” minister Sarris told reporters. “Members of public – from consumers to shop owners – can ask our trained colleagues any question they may have regarding the euro,” he added.

The helpline will operate up until accession to the Eurozone on January 1, 2008.

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