http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about the euro - the Common Currency of the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215395222.65 Priests and actors have been recruited to get the euro message across in Slovakia as the country's preparations for eurozone membership get ready to move up a gear when the koruna's conversion rate is fixed by European finance ministers on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Slovakia Euro 2008-07-07T08:26:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214761621.35 Bulgaria chose a UNESCO-protected heritage site, the Madara Rider rock relief, as a symbol of the country to be pictured on its euro coins, in a ceremony televised live on Sunday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Euro Bulgaria 2008-06-29T21:58:39Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213195622.79 Denmark's government will decide in August on the date of one or several referendums on dropping EU exemptions allowing it to remain outside the eurozone among other things, the prime minister said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Denmark Euro 2008-06-11T21:51:52Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213067822.55 Slovakia's clear run at joining Europe's single currency is set to spark debate among neighbours in central Europe about how fast they should follow suit. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Slovakia Euro 2008-06-10T10:14:05Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213010235.83 While nearly half of Danes favour swapping their krone with the euro, there is mounting scepticism in the Scandinavian country to joining the eurozone, a poll suggests. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Denmark Euro 2008-06-09T11:59:55Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212758222.96 Czech Central Bank governor Zdenek Tuma predicted Friday that after Slovakia joins the eurozone next year no other countries would adopt the European single currency for four or five years. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Czech Republic Euro 2008-06-06T14:47:29Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212680822.94 Oil prices leap higher in a surge that took traders by surprise as the dollar tumbles against the euro and the rally drew in fresh investor cash. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Euro 2008-06-05T20:51:21Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1211890622.14 France will issue a special edition of five, 10 and 100 euro coins in gold and silver from September, the Paris Mint and the national postal service said Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Euro 2008-05-27T12:32:36Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1211821329.52 South America is thinking of creating a common currency and a central bank along the lines of those in the European Union's euro-zone, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Euro 2008-05-26T20:32:56Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210342625.71 A majority of Danes are in favour of abolishing opt-outs that enable Denmark to remain outside the eurozone and the European Union's joint defence and judiciary cooperation, a poll published Friday suggested. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Denmark Euro 2008-05-09T17:00:56Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/convergence-report.08 The European Commission concluded on 7 May 2008 that Slovakia meets the criteria for adopting the euro and made a proposal to the Council to this effect. The regular Convergence Report on euro readiness, adopted by the Commission, shows that the other nine countries with a so-called 'derogation' have made progress on the road to the single currency, but do not yet meet all the conditions for euro adoption. The Council of EU finance ministers (ECOFIN) will take the final decision on the adoption of the euro in Slovakia in July, after Parliament has given its opinion and EU heads of state and government have discussed the subject at their summit meeting in June. No publisher eub2 Euro 2008-05-07T15:56:24Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/Euro/emu-euro-guide The euro is the single currency shared by 15 of the European Union's Member States - Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta - which together make up the eurozone. Around 317 million EU citizens now use the euro as their currency. No publisher eub2 Euro 2008-05-07T15:50:50Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210167122.5 EU policing of public finances in eurozone countries should be extended to include governments' broader economic management, the European Commission recommended on Wednesday as the euro's tenth birthday approaches. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Euro 2008-05-07T15:57:48Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Euro/emu-10 This umbrella project embraces a wide array of research activities to mark 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). In May 2008, it will be 10 years since the final decision in May 1998 to move to the third and final stage of EMU - together with the decision on which Member States would participate – followed by the launch of the euro on 1 January 1999. The project has three dimensions: assessing the economic achievements of the euro area’s first decade; identifying current and future challenges; and developing policy proposals in response to those challenges. No publisher eub2 Finance Euro 2008-05-02T17:35:11Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208265422.53 Greece expects a big drop in the number of tourists this year from Britain, its most frequent visitors, because of the strong euro, Tourist Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos warned on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Greece Euro 2008-04-15T16:37:12Z News Item