Croatians shocked by soaring prices after adopting euro currency
Croatian media assessed that the government should have expected a price increase and been prepared for it
Inflation hits record in eurozone, surges to 9.1%
The European Central Bank is expected to raise the base rate by at least another half-percentage point at its September meeting
Poland must never abandon its currency
Poland’s economic success has been achieved partly because the country kept its own currency, and it would be a huge mistake to get rid of it, writes Adam Glapiński, the head of Poland’s Central Bank (NBP) in his article for Polish daily ‘Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’(DGP)
How Europe’s elites plan to force Poland to give up its currency
Donald Tusk, the leader of the main opposition party, Civic Platform (PO), has come back into Polish politics to bring down the present government and get Poland into the eurozone, writes ruling party MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk
Poland’s weakened currency will keep Poles stuck behind Western Europe in terms of pay and living standards
The purchasing power in Poland is 68 percent of the EU’s average
Poland under pressure to join eurozone, says central bank’s head
Adam Glapiński says there is enormous pressure from “one of Poland’s neighbors” for Poland to introduce the euro currency, but he will not succumb to it
Why Czechia should not adopt the euro
One look at the ranking of European inflation is a clear argument against the introduction of the common EU currency in the Czech Republic, writes journalist Pavel Páral
Adopting the euro currency won’t fix Poland’s economic problems
The CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Marek Dietl, warns that joining the eurozone should not be treated as a panacea for temporary shifts in the Polish economy
Hungarian Central Bank governor suggests two-tier euro exchange rate
A two-tier euro exchange rate can bring us closer to solving the European Union’s current economic problems, Hungarian Central Bank Governor György Matolcsy argues in his influential column from daily Magyar Nemzet.
Proponents of the euro in Czechia running out of arguments
Every argument in favor of the euro mentioned in the new petition can easily be contradicted.
The euro celebrates twenty years of existence
The euro is unquestionably in the hands of the “fourth German empire” which is also its main beneficiary, economist László Bogár writes.
Euro turns 20 and there is nothing to celebrate
According to political commentator Alexander Tomský, statements of the Eurobureaucrats on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the common euro currency resemble those of real socialism officials – everything they say is a lie. And all it takes to debunk them is to open any economic magazine that falls into your hands.
20 years of the eurozone and its mistakes
2019 marks 20 years since the common European currency was introduced.
Klaus: The euro is one of the biggest issues for European integration
Václav Klaus answered two questions in Týden magazine´s survey – whether he considers the Eurozone project to be a success and what threats will the zone face in the near future.
Italy and France struggle with the euro
In the case of these two countries, the single European currency is the problem, rather than the solution, Magyar Idők columnist Béla S. Király writes.
No need to hurry with the adoption of the euro
The Finance Ministry and the Czech National Bank again recommended that the cabinet should not set any euro adoption dates, for the time being, Finance Minister Alena Schillerová said on Twitter.
Adopting the euro will not help say economists
A debate erupts over whether adopting the euro will help the Czech Republic reach the economic level of Germany.