The Czech Republic is not ready to meet the criteria for joining the Eurozone and the government should refrain from setting a date for adopting the euro, for now, a document presented by the finance ministry and the Czech National Bank says. Daily News Economy Illustrative image (iStock - pfongabe33) Newsletters sign-up Czechia is not currently ready for the euro. Those were the words of Prime Minister Petr Fiala Thursday, who confirmed that the adoption of the currency would not be a topic during the next election period. These are countries where the euro has still not been adopted, but who will join once they have met the necessary conditions. Mostly, it consists of countries of member states which acceded to the Union in 2004, 2007 and 2013, after the euro was launched in 2002. Bulgaria; Czechia; Hungary; Poland; Romania; Sweden Understanding the European Union There are currently 27 nations in the European Union and of these, eight countries are not in the eurozone—the unified monetary system using the euro. JJrM.

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