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EU gives Croatia final approval to join euro currency in 2023

July 12, 2022 | 02:58 p.m EDT

Brussels: EU finance ministers on Tuesday gave Croatia the final greenlight to adopt the euro single currency on January 1, 2023.

"I would like to congratulate my counterpart, Zdravko Maric, and the whole of Croatia for becoming the 20th country to join the euro area," said Zbynek Stanjura, the finance minister of the Czech Republic, which holds the EU's rotating presidency.

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July 12, 2022 02:58 PM

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