Which countries have adopted the euro as a currency?

Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain all adopted the euro as their official currency in January 1999. Slovenia joined in 2007, Cyprus and Malta in 2008, Slovakia in 2009, Estonia in 2011, Latvia in 2014, Lithuania in 2015, and Croatia in 2023.

Which countries have a currency in the European Union?

This gave rise to the European Monetary Union. The euro is not legal tender throughout the European Union. Currently, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden still have their own currency, but are members of the EU. The euro is an official currency not only within the EU.

What is a Eurozone currency?

Officially called the "euro area", the Eurozone is a nickname for the group of countries in Europe that share a single currency, called the euro, as their official money. The euro currency is managed by the European Union (EU), but many countries in the EU don't use the euro, and some countries outside the EU do use it.