which european countries do not use the euro?

Question

and why uk do not accept euro?.I am mexican,so i don't know really.

Is becasuse an portuguese woman told me is in all europe.But somebody told me(it does not matter),denmark,norway,sweden,switzerland,liechtentein aand russia do not havet,¡¡¡but i need more information!!!

And swiss franc?(switzerland and liechtenstein).

Ireland do have it?Because some dictionaries say yes.

I know bulgaria,turkey(more asian that european),rumania,estonia and other some wil accept euro in 2008 and 2009,and someday uk,russia,switzerland,liechtenstein,denmark,and norway will be the only non euro countries

Answer 1

Countries that use the Euro are members of the European Union. Not all countries in Europe are members of this organisation. Not all European Union members use the Euro, some opted out, and some would like to use it but have to bring their economies up to scratch first.

Might be better to go to the EU website and see which countries do use it, and which countries will accept it even though they still have their own currency.

Answer 2

The Euro is NOT used by Sweden, Denmark and the UK and most of the countries that have joined the EU since 2004 with the exception of Slovenia and also Cyprus, I believe. I don't see how it could be adopted as a national currency outside of the EU by a country like Norway, Turkey, let alone Russia (none of which are EU members).

It has been rejected in referendums in both Sweden and Denmark (in one of them at least twice I believe?) and of course the UK has never had a referendum. I would imagine that in due course more of the new entrants will be using it however should there ever be a referendum in the UK then I think it's highly likely if not certain that it will be rejected as well. You will find, though, that it's often accepted in shops at air and sea ports here in the UK as well as some majorly touristy places and on ferries to mainland Europe (despite what some people say, the UK is very much part of Europe in a geographical sense) and also on flights abroad. You will get change in pounds though.

It is indeed used in the Republic of Ireland. The pre-Euro Irish currency, the Punt (?) was linked to the British Pound and the exchange rate was very close to 1 for 1 anyway. When the Irish adopted the Euro on 1st January 1999, that link ended. In each Euro country, the Euro was more of a "virtual" currency in the three years between 1/1/1999 and 1/1/2002 when paper notes and coins were introduced. During that three year period, exchange rates between national currencies and the Euro were set in stone. You could make payments in it by card for example but there was no physical cash until the later date.

Answer 3

Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Bulgaria, England, Norway, Liechtenstein

Answer 4

You can add Norway and Switzerland to the list of non euro countries.

Also Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey and the Channel Islands.

Please note that I include the Channel Islands as they not part of the UK (or the EU for that matter either).

BTW, Some major shops in tourist areas do take accept the euro for payment.

Answer 5

It's probably easier to list the countries that DO use the euro. They are:

*Andorra
*Austria
*Belgium
*Finland
*France
*Germany
*Greece
*Ireland (Republic of)
*Italy
*Kosovo
*Luxembourg
*Monaco
*Montenegro
*Netherlands
*Portugal
*San Marino
*Slovenia
*Spain
*Vatican City

On 1 January 2008, Cyprus and Malta will also adopt the euro.

All other European nations, notably the United Kingdom, which uses the pound Sterling, Denmark, which uses the krone, Sweden, which uses the krona, and Switzerland, which uses the franc, do not use the euro.

Answer 6

Whilst the Euro is not the currency of the UK it is actually accepted in parts of the UK quite normally. Those border regions of Rep. of Ireland and Northern Ireland readily accept both currencies daily. I also am aware that euro is accepted in students union and canteen of university of ulster in derry.

Tony Blair said that shops should accept the euro but you can see from reaction here that the cut off island known as Great Britain has some sort of antipathy with the currency.

Answer 7

Add Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary to your list. All members of the EU but still use local currencies.

Answer 8

Croatia does not use euro except to buy property and some holiday accommodation - all currency is Croatian Kuna

Answer 9

UK, Denmark, Sweden.
The euro is not accepted in UK as it is a foreign currency.

Answer 10

We don't use Euros in the UK, the reason for this is because we are trying to keep England English.