The Euro currency was introduced and adopted by 11 Member States.
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A Scandinavian research collaboration created the first-ever internet domain name Nordu.net.
Estonia joined the Eurozone and adopted the Euro as its currency.
The Union Jack flag was flown for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, to commemorate the union between Great Britain and Ireland.
Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union.
The country of Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into two nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
