20 years ago, on 1 January 1999, 11 EU countries striving for one common single market fixed their exchange rates, adopted a shared monetary policy under the European Central Bank, and launched a new common currency on world financial markets: the euro. Three years later, euro notes and coins entered into circulation.
Today the euro is the currency of 19 EU countries, over 340 million EU citizens and the second most important currency in the world. Euro notes and coins are tangible, every day reminders of the freedom, convenience and opportunities that the European Union makes possible.The euro makes it easy to travel - The euro has eliminated currency exchange costs and fees, making it easier and cheaper to travel throughout the 19 countries of the euro area.
More info: https://europa.eu/!PB46mc
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Today the euro is the currency of 19 EU countries, over 340 million EU citizens and the second most important currency in the world. Euro notes and coins are tangible, every day reminders of the freedom, convenience and opportunities that the European Union makes possible.The euro makes it easy to travel - The euro has eliminated currency exchange costs and fees, making it easier and cheaper to travel throughout the 19 countries of the euro area.
More info: https://europa.eu/!PB46mc
#EUROat20
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