Poland and the euro

— last modified 04 February 2008

Poland joined the European Union in 2004 and is currently preparing to adopt the euro.

Poland at a glance

Surface area: 312 690 km²
Population: 38 125 479 (Eurostat 2007)
Joined the European Union: 1 May 2004
Currency: zloty (PLN)

Euro information

Status: Poland is not yet a member of the euro area. The zloty is not yet within the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II).

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

Adoption of the euro: Poland does not have a target date to adopt the euro.

Documents and publications:

A report on the Costs and Benefits of Polands Adoption of the Euro (National Bank of Poland)
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)

Downloads

‘Z euro w kieszeni’ Multimedia didactic material from the National Bank of Poland

Websites

Euro portals

Euro portal of the National Bank of Poland

Institutions

Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland, also in English)
Ministerstwo Finansów (Ministry of Finance of Poland, also in English)
Urzad Komitetu Integracji Europejskiej (Office of the Committee for European Integration, also in English)

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