Which EU Countries Use the Euro?

euro currency is used by 19 eu countries

 

Out of Europe’s 50 countries, 28 are part of the European Union, but not all of them have signed on to the euro, the common currency. Here’s a list of the 19 countries that use the euro, and the ones that don’t. Wherever you’re traveling in Europe, you can get local currency from the ATM. Don’t forget to tell your bank you’re traveling, or they might freeze your card when you try to withdraw cash.

 

EU countries that use the euro 

• Austria

• Belgium

• Cyprus

• Estonia

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Greece

• Ireland

• Italy

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Malta

• the Netherlands

• Portugal

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Spain

 

EU countries that do not use the euro 

• Bulgaria

• Croatia

• Czech Republic

• Denmark

• Hungary

• Poland

• Romania

• Sweden

• United Kingdom

 

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