The euro in Estonia
Kati-Liis Karu 03.01.2011
The euro in Estonia
Joining the European Union in 2004 made people in Estonia think about the
changing of currency. We had almost six years to get used to the fact that the Estonian
kroon is eventually going to end. In that time there was a lot of discussion about
whether we should stick to the kroon or change our money to the euro. Lots of people
were afraid that they lose their money during the period of transition - this belief was
quite popular among people who still remember the time when the Russian rubles
were changed into kroons and did lose much money. Luckily there haven't been any
complaints yet.
The reason I chose this political concern is its contradictoriness. I myself
dislike the fact that the kroon is "leaving us" but I hope that in the long run it will
seriously benefit us. According to Conjuncture Institute's research 39% of
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