The Czech Republic and the euro

The Czech Republic at a glance

Surface area: 78 870 km²
Population: 10 287 189 (Eurostat 2007)
Joined the European Union: 1 May 2004
Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)

Euro information

The Czech Republic is not yet a member of the euro area. The Czech koruna has not yet joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II).

The current euro to Czech koruna foreign exchange reference rate can be consulted on the website of the European Central Bank (updated daily).

The Czech Republic does not have a target date to adopt the euro.

Documents and publications

• The Czech Republic’s Updated Euro-area Accession Strategy (August 2007)
• National Euro Changeover Plan (April 2007, also in English)
• The Convergence Programme of the Czech Republic (latest update March 2007)
• 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)
• Flash Eurobarometer 183 (June 2006)
• Flash Eurobarometer 175 (November 2005)
• Flash Eurobarometer 165b (October 2004)

Websites

• Ceská národní banka (Czech National Bank, also in English)
• Ministerstvo financí Ceske republiky (Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, also in English)
• Národní koordinacní skupina pro zavedení eura v CR (National Coordination Group for Euro Introduction in the Czech Republic)
• Vláda Ceske republiky (Government of the Czech Republic, also in English)

• Hospodárská Komora Ceske republiky (Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic)
• Mezinárodní obchodní komora (International Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic, also in English)
• Euro Info Centres in the Czech Republic

• Consumer associations in the Czech Republic