Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its finance minister says (2024)

FAQs

Why has Poland not adopted the euro? ›

Poland does not meet two criteria of exchange rate stability and long-term interest rates. Moreover, Polish law is not completely compatible with the EU Treaties.

The currency used in Poland is the Polish zloty and each zloty is subdivided into 100 grosz. Although Poland has been a member of the EU for a while, it's not in the Eurozone. If you see that some Polish businesses accept euros, keep in mind that a markup is probably included in their prices.

The Commission has reported on the progress of Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden towards adopting the euro. The euro is the official currency of 20 EU countries which collectively make up the euro area, also known as the eurozone.

The United Kingdom did not seek to adopt the euro as its official currency for the duration of its membership of the European Union (EU), and secured an opt-out at the euro's creation via the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, wherein the Bank of England would only be a member of the European System of Central Banks.

Poland has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 under the Accession Treaty signed in Athens on 16 April 2003. As a member state, Poland has the power to influence EU decisions. The European Union is an economic and political union between 27 EU countries that together cover much of the continent.

The seven non-eurozone members of the EU are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden. They continue to use their own national currencies, although all but Denmark are obliged to join once they meet the euro convergence criteria.

Finding tasty affordable food in Krakow shouldn't be a problem. A meal at an inexpensive restaurant costs around 7 € per person. A three course meal at a mid-range restaurant can be around 14-18 €. Fast food is much cheaper.

The national currency of Poland is the Polish zloty (symbol: zł) which is divided into 100 groszy (symbol: gr). Currently there are nine denominations of coins in circulation (1 gr, 2 gr, 5 gr, 10 gr, 20 gr, 50 gr, 1 zł, 2 zł, 5 zł) and six denominations of banknotes (10 zł, 20 zł, 50 zł, 100 zł, 200 zł and 500 zł).

Regarding other things, Poland is probably one of the cheapest countries in the EU. Food in restaurant is very inexpensive, especially given the quality.

Using a single currency makes doing business and investing in the euro area easier, cheaper and less risky. By making it easy to compare prices, the euro encourages trade and investment of all kinds between countries. It also helps individual consumers and businesses to secure the best prices.

Why didn't England adopt the euro? ›

Among the issues was economic sovereignty. The government wanted to retain control over its own interest rate policy. Not adopting the euro made at least one aspect of the transition out of the EU easier for the United Kingdom.

2003 referendum

A referendum held in September 2003 saw 55.9 percent vote against membership of the eurozone. As a consequence, Sweden decided in 2003 not to adopt the euro for the time being. If they had voted in favour, Sweden would have adopted the euro on 1 January 2006.

By far, the largest drawback of the euro is a single monetary policy that often does not fit local economic conditions. It is common for parts of the EU to be prospering, with high growth and low unemployment. In contrast, others suffer from prolonged economic downturns and high unemployment.

Denmark has twice voted against closer union: in 1992, the Danes voted against ratification of the Treaty of Maastricht, but approved it after the Danish Government renegotiated its terms to secure Danish opt-outs from some of its provisions; in 2000 in another referendum, Denmark decided by a small majority not to ...

Switzerland uses its own currency because it never joined the EU and therefore never had to relinquish its national currency and replace it with the Euro. On several occasions, the Swiss people voted against joining the EU and Switzerland is therefore not a member of that economic based organization.

He said he believed that having its own currency, the zloty, helped Poland avoid recession during the global financial crisis and to weather other shocks. On Wednesday, Poland and nine other countries will mark the 20th anniversary of joining the EU, on May 1, 2004.

On Monday, the Polish zloty strengthened to 4.28 zloty per euro for the first time since February 2020, boosted by fading expectations of interest rate cuts later in the year and optimism over the unblocking of billions in EU funds for Poland.

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The Eastern bloc countries which includes the Soviet Union didn't support plan because they had worries of representation of a form of imperialism and economic dominance by the Americans. Other countries such in the Eastern bloc region such as Poland and Czechoslovakia also refused the plan.