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2026 eEuropa

Five EU Countries Stay Outside the Euro, Keeping Currency and Borrowing Risks Alive

Map of the European Union showing euro-area countries in blue and five non-euro countries highlighted with their national flag colours.

Brussels, 2 August 2026 The next enlargement of the euro area is not yet in sight. The European Commission’s 2026 Convergence Report concludes that Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden do not currently meet all the conditions required to adopt the single currency. The five countries present very different economic profiles. Czechia and Sweden already […]

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