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''The euro.''
''The euro.''


The Euro zone is the collective name for the 19 countries adopting European Monetary Union (EMU) in full.
The Euro zone is the collective name for the 20 countries adopting European Monetary Union (EMU) in full.
Sometimes written 'Eurozone', 'eurozone' or 'Euro-zone'.
Sometimes written 'Eurozone', 'eurozone' or 'Euro-zone'.


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The 19 countries in the euro area are:
The 20 countries in the euro area are:


Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.




The eight European Union (EU) countries which are not in the euro area are:
The seven European Union (EU) countries which are not in the euro area are:


Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
 
 
====Brexit====
A referendum in the UK in June 2016 resulted in a vote for the UK to begin the process of leaving the EU.  




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* [[Eurobond]]
* [[Eurobond]]
* [[European Central Bank]]
* [[European Central Bank]]
* [[European Financial Stability Facility]]
* [[European Monetary Union]]
* [[European Monetary Union]]
* [[European Stability Mechanism]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[Eurosystem]]
* [[Eurosystem]]
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==== Currencies of EU countries not in the euro area ====
== Currencies of EU countries not in the euro area ==
* [[BGN]]
* [[BGN]]
* [[HRK]]
* [[CZK]]
* [[CZK]]
* [[DKK]]
* [[DKK]]
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* [[RON]]
* [[RON]]
* [[SEK]]
* [[SEK]]
* [[GBP]]


[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]

Latest revision as of 07:52, 4 October 2023

The euro.

The Euro zone is the collective name for the 20 countries adopting European Monetary Union (EMU) in full. Sometimes written 'Eurozone', 'eurozone' or 'Euro-zone'.

More formally known as the 'euro area' and more informally as 'euroland'.


The 20 countries in the euro area are:

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.


The seven European Union (EU) countries which are not in the euro area are:

Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden.


See also


Currencies of EU countries not in the euro area