Estland innfører euro fra 1. januar 2011

Rådet tok 13. juli den formelle avgjørelsen som gjør at Estland kan innføre euro fra 1. januar 2011. Estland blir dermed det 17. EU-landet i eurosamarbeidet.

«Estonia has achieved a high degree of sustainable economic convergence and s ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2011. We commend Estonia for its long-standing commitment to prudent policies. To ensure that the adoption of the euro is a success, Estonia must pursue its efforts to maintain a prudent fiscal policy stance. Estonia needs also to remain vigilant and react early and decisively in case of build-up of macroeconomic imbalances and/or losses of competitiveness were to appear. Estonia must now continue with its practical preparations to ensure that the changeover takes place smoothly”, uttalte Olli Rehn – EUs økonomi- og monetærkommissær.

Den offisielle konverteringsraten er satt til 15.6466 kroons per 1 EUR.

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