The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union and was one of the first-wave EU countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999.
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Population: 16 357 992 (Eurostat 2007)
Joined the European Union: founding member (25 March 1957)
Currency: Euro since 1 January 1999 (formerly Dutch guilder, NLG)
Euro information
Status: Euro-area member since 1 January 1999.
Fixed conversion rate: 1 = 2.20371 NLG
Adoption of the euro: The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as ‘book money’. The dual circulation period when both the guilder and the euro had legal tender status ended on 28 January 2002.
Exchange of former national currency: De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB, National Central Bank of the Netherlands) exchanged guilder coins until 1 January 2007 and will continue to exchange guilder banknotes until 1 January 2032.
Opinion polls and surveys
Public opinion and the single currency (Eurobarometer website)
Websites
Euro websites
- The euro on the National Bank of the Netherlands (DNB) website (also in English)
- Euro coins on the Ministry of Finance website
- Archived websites on the euro
Institutions
- De Nederlandsche Bank (National Bank of the Netherlands, also in English)
- Ministerie van Financiën (Ministry of Finance, also in English)
- Ministerie van Economische Zaken (Ministry of Economy, also in English)
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint, also in English)
Business
- Euro Info Centres in the Netherlands
- Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken, NVB (The Netherlands Bankers Association, also in English)
Consumers
- ConsuWijzer, the consumer portal of the Dutch government
- ConsumentenBond, CB (Consumers’ Union)
