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The groundwork for the euro was laid in 1992 with the Maastricht Treaty. It was in this Dutch city that Helmut Kohl, Francois Mitterand and other heads of state met for two days of negotiations to establish criteria for what became the common currency.Today the Netherlands is an anchor of stability in the eurozone. In Maastricht, no one is calling for a return to the guilder. Frank Hofmann finds out what the Dutch think about the euro and speaks with international students in Maastricht.