Title: Which countries use the euro | European Union
Headings: Which countries use the euro
Which countries use the euro
Member countries using the euro
Euro area member countries
Non-euro area member countries
Member countries with an opt-out
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Which countries use the euro
The euro is the most tangible proof of European integration: around 341 million people use it every day, making it the second most-used currency worldwide. The benefits of the common currency are immediately obvious to anyone travelling abroad or shopping online on websites based in another EU country. Member countries using the euro
Currently, the euro (€) is the official currency of 19 out of 27 EU member countries which together constitute the Eurozone, officially called the euro area. Euro area member countries
Although all EU countries are part of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), 19 of them have replaced their national currencies with the single currency – the euro. These EU countries form the euro area, also known as the eurozone. Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
the Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Non-euro area member countries
These are countries where the euro has still not been adopted, but who will join once they have met the necessary conditions. Mostly, it consists of countries of member states which acceded to the Union in 2004, 2007 and 2013, after the euro was launched in 2002. Bulgaria
Croatia
Czechia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Sweden
Member countries with an opt-out
Occasionally, member states can negotiate an opt-out from any of the European Union legislation or treaties, and agree to not participate in certain policy areas. Concerning the single currency, this is the case for Denmark.