Euro area

Today, around 340 million citizens in 19 countries live in the euro area, and this number will increase as future enlargements of the euro area continue to spread the benefits of the single currency more widely in the European Union.

What is the euro area?

What is the euro area?

The euro area consists of those Member States of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their currency.

Economic and Monetary Union

Economic and Monetary Union

What is the Economic and Monetary Union? (EMU)
How the Economic and Monetary Union works
Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union
History of the euro
Enlargement of the euro area

Enlargement of the euro area

Who can join and when?
Convergence criteria for joining
Convergence Reports
Introducing the euro
The euro

The euro

Euro coins and notes
The benefits of the euro
Use of the euro
Anti-counterfeiting
History of the euro
Public opinion on the euro
EU Countries and the euro
Find a speaker for your event about the euro
Anti-counterfeiting

Anti-counterfeiting

Anti-counterfeiting measures
Legislation against euro-counterfeiting
The European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC)
Pericles 2020 programme – Exchanges, assistance & training
Cooperation forums
Financial assistance to euro area countries

Financial assistance to euro area countries

Financial assistance to Cyprus
Financial assistance to Greece
Financial assistance to Ireland
Financial assistance to Latvia
Financial assistance to Portugal
Financial assistance to Spain
Financial assistance to EU countries
The international role of the euro

The international role of the euro

The euro could develop further its global role, reflecting the euro area’s economic and financial weight.