When the Eurodollar was launched, there was a big televised ceremony.

It was hosted by someone who took it all very seriously, when sombody
threw a pie in his face.

Where can I download a clip of this happening?

Dear markabe-ga,

Here is a short, quick-time film of the item you were seeking.
http://members.tripod.com/taart/zalm/

It was thrown by the Dutch action group T.A.A.R.T. and the victim was
the Dutch finance minister, Gerrit Zalm. This is their web site.
http://members.tripod.com/taart/english.html

?An indication of the anti-euro sentiment, Story says, was the custard
"reception" that greeted Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm, one of
the most avid of Eurofanatics when he opened euro trading in the
Amsterdam stock exchange on January 4th. Zalm was met with a barrage
of custard pies thrown by protesters upset with the plan to do away
with the Dutch guilder, Europe?s oldest currency (and one of the most
stable), dating back to the 13th century, and the loss of national
sovereignty. Recalled Story: "In the BBC broadcasts, you saw the hand
of a demonstrator coming up in front of the camera and shoving the pie
in Mr. Zalm?s face. And a few seconds later, as he was still
recovering from the first pie, another hand came up in front of the
camera and delivered another pie in his face."
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/1999/03-01-99/nightmare.htm
See also 
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9901/04/euro.02/

You may be interested in some other victims of pie throwing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/629352.stm

I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

Search strategy
euro custard pie 
://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=euro+custard+pie+&btnG=Search&meta=

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Request for Answer Clarification by markabe-ga on 23 May 2006 04:06 PDT

Where can I download a clip of this happening?

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Clarification of Answer by answerfinder-ga on 23 May 2006 04:35 PDT

The first link above takes you to the clip. If that does not work, try this. 
Hover over this link. Right click. Select> Save target as
This will save this file onto your computer.
http://members.tripod.com/taart/zalm/zalmfilm.mov

answerfinder-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by markabe-ga on 23 May 2006 05:21 PDT

There doesn't seem to be any sound.

Is there a downloadable clip with audio?

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Clarification of Answer by answerfinder-ga on 23 May 2006 05:36 PDT

No, I have not come across one. I note that this occurred in 1999
before the internet really got going as a news source and archive.
answerfinder-ga

That's pretty good. Thank you.

Eurodollar?  It doesn't mean what you think.  It's just called "euro".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurodollars