Hungary and the euro
04 February 2008by eub2 -- last modified 04 February 2008
Hungary joined the European Union in 2004 and is currently preparing to adopt the euro.
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Hungary at a glance
Surface area: 93 030 km2
Population: 10 064 000 (Eurostat 2007, provisional figure)
Joined the European Union: 1 May 2004
Currency: forint (HUF)
Euro information
Status: Hungary is not yet a member of the euro area. The forint is not yet within the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II).
Exchange rate: The current euro to forint foreign exchange
reference rate can be consulted on the website of the European Central
Bank (updated daily).
Adoption of the euro: Hungary does not have a target date to adopt the euro.
Documents and publications
- Documents on the convergence process (National Bank of Hungary, also in English)
- Fifth report on the practical preparations for the future enlargement of the euro area. COM(2007) 434 final (European Commission)
- 2006 Convergence Report. COM(2006) 762 final, also published as European Economy, No. 1/2006 (European Commission)
Opinion polls and surveys
- Flash Eurobarometer 207 (May 2007)
- Flash Eurobarometer 191 (November 2006)
Websites
Euro portals
- Euro oldalak (euro section on the National Bank of Hungary website)
- Euro info service KFT
- EUvonal
Institutions
- Magyar Nemzeti Bank (National Bank of Hungary, also in English)
- Pénzügyminisztérium (Ministry of Finance of Hungary, also in English)
- Miniszterelnöki Hivatal (Official website of the Hungarian Prime Minister, also in English)
-
Euröpai Ügyek Hivatala (Office for European Affairs, also in English)
Business
Consumers
- Országos Fogyasztóvédelmi Egyesűlet, OFE (National Association for Consumer Protection in Hungary, NACPH)
Source: European Commission