The Euro

         The euro is the currency used by the Institutions of the 

European Union and it is the official currency in 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

         It was introduced on 1st January  2002.

         The euro is the second most traded currency in the world  after the United States dollar.