The Euro is not as strong a currency now as it was, say, a year and a half ago. There are indications that the Euro could end up lagging behind other currencies, because political and economic visions about the future of the EU are now looking decidedly sterile. Ahto Lobjakas had a very interesting article about this problem recently in Postimees.

i just read pro-EU's comments from earlier....that makes sense too.

I'm shaking my head after reading this article. I'm sorry, but how is switching over to the Euro going to make travel to Estonia easier? How is that so, when all the countries we border are non-EU currency countries or one has to take a ferry or flight over the Baltic to get here.

Could Estonia's government had not waited and made an agreement with it's Baltic counterparts in adopting the EU currency in unison?

I just see this as an unwise move given the economic downturn...and especially sad when the government is making cuts to government spending in order to force the situation. Not good timing in my mind.

Also, the major tourist market are the Finns who travel to Estonia to pick up cheap alcohol and spend money in our hotels and restaurants, which are already getting too expensive for the average Estonian. When the Euro is adopted, wouldn't it just drive the prices up even further and do just the opposite?