Eurozone

The euro area, commonly called the eurozone (EZ), is a currency union of 21 member states of the European Union (EU) that have adopted the euro (€) as their primary currency and sole legal tender, and have thus fully implemented Economic and Monetary Union policies.

central bank of the European Union and the eurozone

multi-year debt crisis in multiple EU countries since late 2009

basket of the currencies of the European Community member states, used as the unit of account of the EC before being replaced by the euro

European system to reduce exchange rate variability after the Euro

thumb|350px|Overview from 1999 until 2020 of the Euribor-12m (red), 3m (blue) and 1w (green) values thumb|350px|right|Euro [[monetary policy

The Eurogroup is the recognised collective term for the informal meetings of the finance ministers of the eurozone—those member states of the European Union (EU) which have adopted the euro as their official currency. The group has 21 members. It exercises political control over the currency and related aspects of the EU's monetary union such as the Stability and Growth Pact.

copper alloy used in many coins

intergovernmental financial organization

organization established in 1979 under the Jenkins European Commission

criteria which European Union member states must meet to adopt the euro as their currency

left-wing European political alliance

special purpose vehicle financed by members of the eurozone to address the European sovereign-debt crisis

intergovernmental treaty

process of additional EU countries adopting the euro in place of their national currency

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type of government bond jointly issued by eurozone countries

thumb|500px|Course of EONIA 1999–2009 Eonia (Euro Overnight Index Average) was computed as a weighted average of all overnight unsecured lending transactions in the interbank market, undertaken in the European Union and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries by a Panel of banks (the same as for Euribor) subject to the Eonia Code of Conduct.

European Union agency and central resolution authority within the European Banking Union

intergovernmental agreement

Euro Short-Term Rate is a reference rate for the currency Euro

european economic policy initiative

funding programme of the European Commission

which denotes the European Central Bank's purchases of bonds issued by Eurozone member-states

association of european payment service providers and banks

meeting of eurozone member states

1997 UK treasury tests

organization

Dutch government agency

2012 Eurozone Treaty