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0 pointsTimon32y ago0 comments

> I don't know why this keeps coming up-- joining the EU does not require adopting the Euro.

The EU website disagrees:

> All EU Member States, except Denmark, are required to adopt the euro and join the euro area. To do this they must meet certain conditions known as 'convergence criteria'.

https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/enlargement-euro-a...

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mlyle2y ago

5/27 states are not attempting to meet convergence criteria (ERM2); there is no mechanism to force states to join ERM2.

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mlyle2y ago

5/27 states are not attempting to meet convergence criteria (ERM2); there is no mechanism to force states to join ERM2.

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