Czech Republic and the euro
Flash Eurobarometer survey finds 75 pct of Romanians favor switch to euro
Romania has the highest percentage of respondents with a positive opinion about the introduction of the European single currency - 75 percent, found the latest Flash Eurobarometer survey released on Friday, which shows that the switch to the euro enjoys broad support in EU member states that have not yet adopted it.
Prague suggests status for states outside Eurozone
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka suggested Monday that EU members like his that do not use the euro currency be granted observer status to boost mutual trust in the bloc.
Of the 28 members of the European Union, 19 also belong to the eurozone. The rest -- Britain, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden -- use their own currency.
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Bulgaria's Govt to Create Council Tasked with Eurozone Accession Preparations
Bulgaria's government is to consider a proposal for the creation of a special council tasked with preparing Bulgaria for eurozone accession at a regular meeting on July 1.
The project was drafted and submitted to the government by Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov, according to a media statement of the government, as cited by econ.bg.
Euro debate ignites in east EU in face of public skepticism
By Lenka Ponikelska
While Greece may have one foot out the door, policy makers in the European Union's east are reopening the debate about whether to join the euro area after years of shunning the currency during the global financial crisis.