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Denmark is the only EU member state which has been granted an exemption from using the euro. [1] Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden have not adopted the Euro either, although unlike Denmark, they have not formally opted out; instead, they fail to meet the ERM II (Exchange Rate Mechanism) which results in the non-use of the Euro.
The euro is a major global reserve currency, the second most widely held international reserve currency after the U.S. dollar. [59] Inheriting this status from the German mark , its share of international reserves has risen from 23.65% in 2002 to a peak of 27.66% in 2009 before declining due to the European debt crisis , with Russia and Eastern ...
US Dollar (37) Euro (28) Composite (8) Other (9) No separate legal tender (16) Ecuador El Salvador Marshall Islands Micronesia Palau Panama Timor-Leste Andorra Monaco San Marino Vatican City Kosovo Montenegro Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu; Currency board (11) Djibouti Hong Kong ; ECCU Antigua and Barbuda Dominica
Since its introduction in 1999, the euro has been the second most widely held international reserve currency after the U.S. dollar. The share of the euro as a reserve currency increased from 18% in 1999 to 27% in 2008. Over this period, the share held in U.S. dollar fell from 71% to 64% and that held in RMB fell from 6.4% to 3.3%.
EUR Cent: 100 France: Euro € EUR Cent: 100 French Polynesia: CFP franc ₣ XPF Centime: 100 Gabon: Central African CFA franc: F.CFA XAF Centime: 100 Gambia, The: Gambian dalasi: D GMD Butut: 100 Georgia: Georgian lari ₾ GEL Tetri: 100 Germany: Euro € EUR Cent: 100 Ghana: Ghanaian cedi ₵ GHS Pesewa: 100 Gibraltar: Gibraltar pound £ GIP ...
The euro is the result of the European Union's project for economic and monetary union that came fully into being on 1 January 2002 and it is now the currency used by the majority of the European Union's member states, with all but Denmark (which has an opt-out in the EU treaties) bound to adopt it.
The euro has dived to its lowest level against the dollar in 20 years, underlining the sense of foreboding in the 19 European countries that use it. A euro is worth less than a dollar for the ...
The euro is also used in countries outside the EU. Four states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City) have signed formal agreements with the EU to use the euro and issue their own coins. [30] [31] Nevertheless, they are not considered part of the eurozone by the ECB and do not have a seat in the ECB or Euro Group.