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Euro area
What is the euro area?
Euro coins and notes
The benefits of the euro
Enlargement of the euro area
Introducing the euro
Anti-counterfeiting
Public opinion on the euro

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Euro area
Today, around 340 million citizens in 19 countries live in the euro area. 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? The euro area consists of those Member States of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their currency. Euro coins and notes
Euro coins
Euro banknotes
Exchanging national cash
Copyright and reproduction rules of euro coins and notes
Euro cash in transit
National central banks and mints in the European Union
The benefits of the euro
The euro was created because a single currency offers many advantages and benefits over the previous situation where each Member State had its own currency
Enlargement of the euro area
Who can join and when? Convergence criteria for joining
Convergence Reports
Introducing the euro
Scenarios for adopting the euro
Preparing for the cash changeover
Adoption of the fixed euro conversion rate
Anti-counterfeiting
Anti-counterfeiting measures
Legislation against euro-counterfeiting
The European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC)
Pericles 2020 programme – Exchanges, assistance & training
Cooperation forums
The Pericles IV programme
Public opinion on the euro
It is essential to monitor the state of public opinion on the euro and understand the underlying factors which influence it.