The euro in Estonia
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
respondents don't care about this issue. 34% of responses were negative and only
25% positive. Most of the negative responses came from elders and the positive ones
from people aged 30-49 years.
They say the positive side of euro is for example that comparing prices is
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