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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 41284, member: 39&quot;]Don&#039;t know either. But then again, I do not want the EU to be like the US anyway. Close cooperation, yes, further integration, yes. But ultimately a member state should still have the option to leave.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for feeling European, well, I do. Sure many things are still different between, say, Northern Finland and Southern Portugal, and I do like that diversity. On the other hand, I live in North Rhine Westphalia, close to Belgium and the Netherlands, and I appreciate the fact that in many regards the old borders are gone. The common currency is just one aspect of that integration, but a fairly tangible one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The marks, yes. The Bundesbank is reducing the number of its branch offices, so one day you may have to travel relatively far to get it changed (or send it in via mail), but there is no time limit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basically the same applies to Austria, but in case your schilling note is an older one, watch out. In Austria, the unlimited exchange only applies to the last series of notes - see the first part (&quot;Banknoten mit zeitlich unbegrenztem Umtausch&quot;) of this page:</p><p><a href="http://www.oenb.at/de/rund_ums_geld/umtauschfristen/schilling_umtausch/banknoten/banknotentausch.jsp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oenb.at/de/rund_ums_geld/umtauschfristen/schilling_umtausch/banknoten/banknotentausch.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.oenb.at/de/rund_ums_geld/umtauschfristen/schilling_umtausch/banknoten/banknotentausch.jsp</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you have an older note, the time to have it exchanged may be limited. See the second section (&quot;Banknoten mit zeitlich begrenztem Umtausch&quot;) for dates.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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