European Union

The current 27 member states of the European Union (EU) are:

• Country (Joined)
• Austria (1995)
• Belgium (1952)
• Bulgaria (2007)
• Croatia (2013)
• Cyprus (2004)
• Czechia (2004)
• Denmark (1973)
• Estonia (2004)
• Finland (1995)
• France (1952)
• Germany (1952)
• Greece (1981)
• Hungary (2004)
• Ireland (1973)
• Italy (1952)
• Latvia (2004)
• Lithuania (2004)
• Luxembourg (1952)
• Malta (2004)
• Netherlands (1952)
• Poland (2004)
• Portugal (1986)
• Romania (2007)
• Slovakia (2004)
• Slovenia (2004)
• Spain (1986)
• Sweden (1995)

Countries applying  to join are:

Acceding Countries

• none

Candidate countries

• Albania
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• North Macedonia
• Serbia
• Turkey
• Ukraine

Potential candidate countries

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Georgia
• Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence

New Applications Received

• None

Countries that have left the EU

• United Kingdom
  Left 31 January 2020
  Transition to 31 December 2020

European Currency

The currency used in  most countries of the EU is the euro. The other countries will change their currency to the euro in the future when they meet the conditions for entry (Denmark is not required to join, but may in the future).

There are 100 cent in a euro.

The EU countries that use the euro are:

Country	Rate of old currency to €1
Austria	ATS 13.7603 Austrian schillings
Belgium	BEF 40.3399 Belgian francs
Cyprus	CYP 0.5842 Cypriot pound
Estonia	EEK 15.6466 Estonian kroonid
Finland	FIM 5.94573 Finnish markkas
France	FRF 6.55957 French francs
Germany	DEM 1.95583 Deutsche Mark
Greece	GRD 340.75 Greek drachmas
Ireland	IEP 0.787564 Irish pound
Italy	ITL 1936.27 Italian lire
Lativa	LVL 0.702804 Latvian lat
Lithuania	LTL 3.45280 Lithuanian litas
Luxembourg	LUF 40.3399 Luxembourg francs
Malta	MTL 0.4293 Maltese lira
The Netherlands	NLG 2.20371 Dutch guilders
Portugal	PTE 200.482 Portuguese escudos
Slovakia	SKK 30.126 Slovak koruna
Slovenia	SIT 239.64 Slovenian tolar
Spain	ESP 166.386 Spanish pesetas

Countries required to adopt the euro when they meet the conditions for entry.

Country	Present currency
Bulgaria	lev (BGN)
Croatia	kuna (HRK)
Czechia	Czech koruna (CZK)
Hungary	forint (HUF)
Poland	zloty (PLN)
Romania	Romanian leu (RON)
Sweden	Swedish krona (SEK)

Countries that have 'opt-outs' from joining, but can join in the future.

Country	Present currency
Denmark	Danish krone (DKK)

Some countries that are not in the EU, but have adopted the euro are: Andorra, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion.

Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also use the euro and, within limits, may issue euro coins

Switzerland is not in the EU and uses Swiss Francs.

EU euro website

euro information from Wikipedia.

European Central Bank

European Union

Europe Day 9th May

United in diversity - the motto of the European Union.

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