Territories Where The Euro Is The Official Currency?

[nickx]

Kosovo ? I'd say no.

[euroland12]

Phaseolus, yes you are correct. Nickx, you would say that the people of Kosovo do not use the euro?

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus - (By January 1, 2008)
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta - (By January 1, 2008)
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain


Also In:


North America:

St. Pierre and Miquelon (islands off the eastern Canadian Coast)
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Caribbean:

St. Martin (French Side)
St. Barts
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Les Saintes
Marie-Galante
Bonaire - (After December 15, 2008) *See Below Note
Saba - (After December 15, 2008) *See Below Note
Sint Eustatius - (After December 15, 2008) *See Below Note
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South America:

French Guiana
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Atlantic Ocean:

Canary Islands
Azores Islands
Madeira Island
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South African Islands:

Reunion Island
Mayotte
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Africa:

Melilla
Ceuta
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Other Areas:

Aland Islands (Islands between Sweden and Finland)
Andorra (Microstate between Spain and France)
Kosovo
Monaco (Microstate on the Mediterranean coast of France)
Montenegro
San Marino (Microstate within Italy)
Vatican City (Microstate near Rome Italy)


*Note From Wikipedia.org: The Netherlands Antilles will be disbanded on 15 December 2008. Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius will become part of the Netherlands as the Kingdom Islands, and will thereby also become part of the European Union.

[nickx]

Phaseolus, yes you are correct. Nickx, you would say that the people of Kosovo do not use the euro?

Yes, Kosovo is still a part of Serbia.

[yli]

Yes, Kosovo is part of Serbia
Yes, Kosovo uses the euro and not the serbian dinar

Also Montenegro uses the euro when it was part of Serbia-Montenegro (just like Kosovo was part of Serbia-Montenegro that time)

So, maybe in the list it could be listed as :


Serbia (only Kosovo)

[nickx]

I checked - seems I've been partly wrong, yes. There is a real mess in these parts of ex-YU.

[euroland12]

This is some interesting recent news.

Effective January 1, 2008, prices in the so-called BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) have to be posted in guilders, euros and dollars. The government has decided on this measure to have the people get used to the value of these currencies.

This way, increasing the prices can be prevented with the introduction of another currency when the new political structure takes effect on December 15, 2008. The measure does not only apply to the prices for products and services, but also for the amounts on the pay slip. Companies get a transitional period of three months to get ready for this change. Effective April 1, Economic Affairs department (Deza) will start checking if everybody (companies and individuals) are complying with the measure. In the new political structure, Bonaire will have to choose a different currency than the current Antillean guilder.

[LITO]

French TOM are now POM (pays d'outre mer) and are largely autonomous unlike DOM which are more controlled by Paris . So French POM ( New Caledonia ,Tahiti/French Polynesia, Wallis & Futuna) have elected to stay with CFP (Franc pacifique) so far but are expected to switch to Euro soon or later.
Happy 2008 to you all ':D'
And long life to EBT reunited soon '8)'
Frank

Yes. But don't they have an autonomous government? Euroland12 did write territories, not countries. Aland even has its own stamps
For France, the difference between TOMs and DOMs are only interesting for geography geeks (like me )

[Dakkus]

French TOM are now POM (pays d'outre mer) and are largely autonomous unlike DOM which are more controlled by Paris . So French POM ( New Caledonia ,Tahiti/French Polynesia, Wallis & Futuna) have elected to stay with CFP (Franc pacifique) so far but are expected to switch to Euro soon or later.
Happy 2008 to you all ':D'
And long life to EBT reunited soon '8)'
Frank

Yes. But don't they have an autonomous government? Euroland12 did write territories, not countries. Aland even has its own stamps
For France, the difference between TOMs and DOMs are only interesting for geography geeks (like me )

So.. Generally speaking, the difference is that the other territories are switching to Euro because they are TOMs (which are now POMs) and other territories are switching to Euro because they are DOMs. I think I had better agree that there's quite a difference indeed. (the first letter, that is. Although it varies.)

I do believe there's a difference among those two. But the differences between POMs and DOMs are only interesting for geography geeks, because they are not significant for anybody living outside them and/or mainland France.

[de*lerger]

So.. Generally speaking, the difference is that the other territories are switching to Euro because they are TOMs (which are now POMs) and other territories are switching to Euro because they are DOMs. I think I had better agree that there's quite a difference indeed. (the first letter, that is. Although it varies.)

I do believe there's a difference among those two. But the differences between POMs and DOMs are only interesting for geography geeks, because they are not significant for anybody living outside them and/or mainland France.

The difference is significant for us. As far as I know all the DOMs (Reunion, Guadeloupe, Guyana and a few others) already use the Euro.
Otherwise the difference is made by the various levels of autonomy, so yes, that's probably food for geeks

[Guest]

The euro will also become legal tender on British military bases in Cyprus, the first part of sovereign British territory to adopt the currency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia

[tabbs]

Poor Brits. Isn't that what they call eurocreep?

Christian

[tabbs]

Effective January 1, 2008, prices in the so-called BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) have to be posted in guilders, euros and dollars.

Right, the Netherlands Antilles guilder will come to an end in December 2008. But as far as I know, those triple displays won't be mandatory for too long: In mid-2008 the decision whether people there want the US dollar or the euro will be made. On one hand these islands will be (almost) regular Dutch cities then - on the other hand people are used to the US dollar anyway ...

Christian

[Yok's]

Must French DOM-TOM or other islands parts of €uro counries be consider as a territories where €uro is the official currency ?

[LITO]

OM outre mer = over seas
DOM département d'outre mer
POM pays d'outre mer
COM collectivité d'outre mer


Yes Euro is in use in all 4 French DOMs and in most other islands which are part of the COMs ( collectivité d'outre mer ) .
The main difference beetween them is French law fully (almost) applies in DOMs , unlike POMs where France is basically only responsible for justice and defense , other COMs or so called "collectivités" are something in beetween that fits best to their identity (for exemple Wallis & Futuna islands are rulled by both France and 3 kings , Mayotte hopes to become a Departement/DOM but would have to give up a number of local laws) ; but back to EURO , besides the legal status of these islands , EURO was systematicaly intoduced everywhere French Franc was in use (most places) and may apply to others when they decide so ( those using Franc pacifique : New Caledonia , French Polynesia and Wallis & Futuna- change rate is invariable , 1€ = 119,3317 XFP or CFP...easy ':!:') .
Sorry for the headache ':?' ':lol:'
happy 2008 to you all ':D'
long life to reunited EBT ''
Frank

So.. Generally speaking, the difference is that the other territories are switching to Euro because they are TOMs (which are now POMs) and other territories are switching to Euro because they are DOMs. I think I had better agree that there's quite a difference indeed. (the first letter, that is. Although it varies.)

I do believe there's a difference among those two. But the differences between POMs and DOMs are only interesting for geography geeks, because they are not significant for anybody living outside them and/or mainland France.

The difference is significant for us. As far as I know all the DOMs (Reunion, Guadeloupe, Guyana and a few others) already use the Euro.
Otherwise the difference is made by the various levels of autonomy, so yes, that's probably food for geeks

[LITO]

In Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin (French side) when French Franc was the official currency , US $ was widely used and even prefered by a number of retailers , one restaurant in Grand-case (owned by an American gentle?? man) even refused anything else than US bucks. But now things have gone 180° , prices are in Euros everywhere and dollars are only tolarated '8)'
But I'm sure this will go 180° again if €/$ change rate goes reverse.
I Hope the Dutch west indies decide for Euro '
All the best for 2008 !
Frank

Effective January 1, 2008, prices in the so-called BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) have to be posted in guilders, euros and dollars.

Right, the Netherlands Antilles guilder will come to an end in December 2008. But as far as I know, those triple displays won't be mandatory for too long: In mid-2008 the decision whether people there want the US dollar or the euro will be made. On one hand these islands will be (almost) regular Dutch cities then - on the other hand people are used to the US dollar anyway ...

Christian