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All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here. In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 26 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone [1] when they meet the five convergence criteria. [2]
Croatia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2023, becoming the 20th member state of the eurozone.A fixed conversion rate was set at €1 = 7.5345 kn. [1] Croatia's previous currency, the kuna (Croatian for marten), used the euro (and prior to that one of the euro's major predecessors, the German mark or Deutsche Mark) as its main reference since its creation in 1994, and a long-held ...
The next enlargements were to states which joined the EU in 2004, and then joined the eurozone on 1 January of the year noted: Slovenia in 2007, Cyprus in 2008, Malta in 2008, Slovakia in 2009, Estonia in 2011, Latvia in 2014, and Lithuania in 2015. Croatia, which acceded to the EU in 2013, adopted the euro in 2023.
The choice of the name kuna was controversial because the same currency name had been used by the Independent State of Croatia, but this was dismissed as a red herring, since the same name was also in use during the Banovina of Croatia and by the State Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Croatia (ZAVNOH). [8]
The history of currency in the now Croatian territory dates to much earlier than the adoption of the modern kuna in 1994, [1] and almost a thousand years of history which has seen the rise and fall of many different empires and kingdoms. [2] Croats did not begin to create their own coins for currency until late in the 12th century (1100–1200).
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
Zelenskiy met Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to sign a 10-year bilateral agreement on cooperation and Croatian support for Ukraine. "It is a natural reflex for Croatia, which in its past ...
Slovenia [4] Croatia [4] Bosnia and Herzegovina [4] Montenegro [4] Albania [4] Greece [4] Cyprus [4] Turkey (East Thrace) [4] Western Asian coast, from north to south Turkey [4] Cyprus [4] Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey, see Cyprus problem) Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Overseas Territory) Syria Lebanon [4] Israel [4]