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The European Union has given Croatia the green Light<\/a> to begin using the euro and join theSchengen zone from next year.<\/p>\n

The country will join 19 other EU member states that use the currency.<\/p>\n

It will adopt the currency from 1 January 2023, making Croatia the latest nation to join the eurozone since Lithuania in 2015.<\/p>\n

From next year, it will mean that just seven EU countries still use their own currency.<\/p>\n

By adopting the euro, the eastern European nation hopes to gain more financial security and improve the living standards of its citizens.<\/p>\n

Croatia will also benefit economically from closer financial links with the single currency areas other members and the European Central Bank.<\/p>\n

As Croatia becomes the 20th EU nation to adopt the euro, there are still a number of members that havent taken this step.<\/p>\n

In total, seven EU countries dont use the euro: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary,Poland, Romania, and Sweden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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