Mariah Jen, IEWY news
With only one and a half month to go before the introduction of the euro in Estonia, the Commission today [Nov 13] assessed the state of its practical preparations for the changeover. The Commission concluded that Estonia’s preparations are well advanced, while recommending further efforts in some areas during the final phase of the changeover. Estonia will be the 17th member of the euro area and will bring to 330 million the number of people in the European Union who share the single currency.

The Commission today adopted the eleventh regular ‘Report on the practical preparations for the enlargement of the euro area’. It focuses on Estonia, which will adopt the single currency on 1 January 2011.

“I am looking forward to welcoming Estonia in the euro area in January. The preparations in the financial sector are well advanced and the authorities are informing the public about the euro. I am confident everything will go well and I am convinced that Estonia will continue to pursue the stable and sound budgetary and macro-economic policies that will enable it to take full advantage of the euro”, said Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs.

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