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How many European Union member states used the euro in 2025?

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ec.europa.eu, ap news (june 2025): https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-euro-currency-russia-inflation-disinformation-cd150e80f27141ecec18be097c3881f9 ; european central bank (8 july 2025): https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr250708~b9676a9fa8.en.html, britannica (britannica.com), entry on the euro and the eurozone, listing the 20 eu member states using the euro as of 2025, britannica, "euro" (europa entry); european commission, "the euro area" (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu), britannica, "euro" (europa.eu / european commission, "countries using the euro" — https://commission.europa.eu/business-economy-euro/euro-area/euro-area-countries_en) — both list 20 eu member states using the euro as of 2025 (austria, belgium, croatia, cyprus, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, ireland, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, netherlands, portugal, slovakia, slovenia, spain), commission.europa.eu, council of the eu, economic and financial affairs council (8 july 2025): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2025/07/08/; european commission, eu countries and the euro: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro_en, council of the eu, timeline - joining the euro area (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/); council press release (19 june 2025), https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/19/euro-area-member-states-recommend-that-bulgaria-become-the-21st-member-of-the-euro-area/, council of the eu, timeline – joining the euro area: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/, council of the european union, 8 july 2025, bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 january 2026: council takes final steps. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/, council of the european union, bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 january 2026: council takes final steps, 8 july 2025. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/, council of the european union, economic and financial affairs council background brief, 7 july 2025 (published 8 july 2025), ‘euro area enlargement’: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/kp0okjtq/background-brief-ecofin-8-july-2025_final_publishing.pdf. it states that bulgaria will be the 21st eu member state to adopt the euro as of 1 january 2026, following croatia’s 2023 entry; therefore 20 eu member states used the euro in 2025., council of the european union, timeline - joining the euro area (croatia joined in 2023 as the 20th; bulgaria was to become the 21st upon adopting the euro on 1 january 2026): https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/, council of the european union, timeline - joining the euro area, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/, council of the european union, timeline - joining the euro area: croatia joined in 2023 as the 20th member; bulgaria joined on 1 january 2026 as the 21st member. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/, council of the european union, timeline - joining the euro area: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/ (shows croatia as the 20th member in 2023 and bulgaria becoming the 21st on 1 january 2026)., ec.europa.eu, economy-finance.ec.europa.eu, en.wikipedia.org, european central bank (ecb.europa.eu) - 'the euro area' page, and european commission (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu) 'who can join and when' page, both stating 20 eu member states use the euro (as of croatia's january 2023 accession, unchanged through 2025)., european central bank and european commission official pages on euro area membership, both confirming 20 eu member states used the euro in 2025 (20th and most recent member: croatia, since 1 january 2023)., european central bank, "ecb reports on bulgaria’s progress towards euro adoption" (4 june 2025): https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr250604~26651b6294.en.html, european central bank, 'euro area countries' (ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/map.en.html) and european commission, 'what is the euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu), european central bank, ecb reports on bulgaria’s progress towards euro adoption (4 june 2025), https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr250604~26651b6294.en.html, european commission (26 june 2024), https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en; council of the eu (19 june 2025), https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/06/19/euro-area-member-states-recommend-that-bulgaria-become-the-21st-member-of-the-euro-area/, european commission (26 june 2024): https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en ; european central bank (4 june 2025): https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr250604~26651b6294.en.html, european commission - economic and financial affairs, 'what is the euro area?' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); corroborated by the european central bank, 'the euro area' (ecb.europa.eu), european commission - economy and finance, 'what is the euro area?' (https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/what-euro-area_en), corroborated by the european central bank's euro area member state list; both list 20 eu member states using the euro as of 2025: austria, belgium, croatia, cyprus, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, ireland, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, the netherlands, portugal, slovakia, slovenia, and spain., european commission - the euro area (europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/euro_en), european commission / ecb: euro area members (britannica, euro zone), european commission and european central bank official euro area member lists, european commission — 'what is the euro area?' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on the eurozone. both list 20 member states using the euro in 2025 (belgium, germany, estonia, ireland, greece, spain, france, italy, cyprus, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, netherlands, austria, portugal, slovenia, slovakia, finland, and croatia, which joined 1 january 2023)., european commission, 'commission assesses countries’ progress towards adopting the euro' (https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en); council of the european union, 'timeline - joining the euro area' (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/), european commission, 'the euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu) and european central bank, 'the euro area' (ecb.europa.eu) — both confirm bulgaria joined the euro area on 1 january 2025, making 20 of the 27 eu member states users of the euro in 2025., european commission, 'the euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); encyclopaedia britannica, 'euro', european commission, 'the euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); european central bank, 'the euro area' (ecb.europa.eu) — both confirm bulgaria joined the euro area on 1 january 2025, bringing euro area membership to 20 of the 27 eu member states in 2025., european commission, 'the euro area' (europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/euro_en); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the eurozone, both stating 20 of 27 eu member states use the euro as of 2025., european commission, 26 june 2024, states the euro was official currency of 20 eu countries: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en ; council of the eu, 8 july 2025, states bulgaria would introduce the euro on 1 january 2026 as the 21st member: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2025/07/08/, european commission, commission assesses countries’ progress towards adopting the euro (2024-06-26), https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en; council of the eu, bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 january 2026 (2025-07-08), https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/, european commission, convergence report 2025 on bulgaria (https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/5ebf870c-1871-4359-a076-25b4dd29ff26_en); council of the eu, bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 january 2026 (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/), european commission, convergence report 2025 on bulgaria (https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/5ebf870c-1871-4359-a076-25b4dd29ff26_en); council of the eu, bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 january 2026 (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026/), european commission, convergence report 2025 on bulgaria, p. 12: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/5ebf870c-1871-4359-a076-25b4dd29ff26_en, european commission, convergence report 2025 on bulgaria, page 12: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/5ebf870c-1871-4359-a076-25b4dd29ff26_en, european commission, convergence report 2025 on bulgaria: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/5ebf870c-1871-4359-a076-25b4dd29ff26_en, european commission, convergence report 2025 on bulgaria: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/5ebf870c-1871-4359-a076-25b4dd29ff26_en ; council of the eu, timeline - joining the euro area: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/, european commission, economic and financial affairs, 'the euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu), cross-checked against encyclopaedia britannica's article on the euro, european commission, economy and finance directorate: 'the euro area' / list of euro area member states (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the eurozone. both list 20 eu member states using the euro as of 2025, the most recent addition being croatia on 1 january 2023., european commission, economy and finance portal, 'what is the euro area?' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on the eurozone., european commission, economy and finance: 'what is the euro area?' (ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/euro-area/what-euro-area_en); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on the eurozone, european commission, eurostat, 'euro dominates extra-eu trade in primary goods' (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260511-1), states that in 2025 20 eu countries used the euro as their national currency., european commission, https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en ; council of the eu, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2025/07/08/, european commission, https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en ; european central bank, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2025/html/ecb.pr250708~b9676a9fa8.en.html, european commission, what is the euro area? https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/what-euro-area_en, european commission, what is the euro area? https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/what-euro-area_en ; council of the european union, euro area enlargement (8 july 2025) https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/kp0okjtq/background-brief-ecofin-8-july-2025_final_publishing.pdf, european commission, what is the euro area? https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/what-euro-area_en; european central bank, eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area countries, june 2025 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/eurosystemstaffprojectionsbreakdown202506.en.pdf, european commission, ‘commission assesses countries’ progress towards adopting the euro’ (26 june 2024), https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en ; council of the european union, ‘bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 january 2026: council takes final steps’ (8 july 2025), https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/, european commission, ‘commission assesses countries’ progress towards adopting the euro’ (26 june 2024), https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en; council of the eu, ecofin background brief (8 july 2025), https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/kp0okjtq/background-brief-ecofin-8-july-2025_final_publishing.pdf, european commission, ‘commission assesses countries’ progress towards adopting the euro’ (26 june 2024), https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en; council of the european union, ‘timeline - joining the euro area’, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/join-the-euro-area/timeline-joining-the-euro-area/ (bulgaria joined on 1 january 2026 as the 21st member)., european commission, ‘commission assesses countries’ progress towards adopting the euro’ (https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en); council of the eu, ‘bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 january 2026: council takes final steps’ (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/), european commission, ‘commission assesses countries’ progress towards adopting the euro’ (https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en); council of the european union, ‘economic and financial affairs council, 8 july 2025’ (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2025/07/08/), european commission: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-assesses-countries-progress-towards-adopting-euro-2024-06-26_en; council of the european union: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/07/08/bulgaria-ready-to-use-the-euro-from-1-january-2026-council-takes-final-steps/, european union official website (european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro_en) and encyclopaedia britannica 'euro' entry, stating 20 of 27 eu member states used the euro as of 2025 (eurozone since croatia joined 1 january 2023)., european union official website, 'the euro' (european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro_en), confirming 20 of 27 eu member states used the euro in 2025 (eurozone members: austria, belgium, croatia, cyprus, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, ireland, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, netherlands, portugal, slovakia, slovenia, spain)., european-union.europa.eu, eurostat (european commission), "euro dominates extra-eu trade in primary goods": https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260511-1, eurostat, 'euro dominates extra-eu trade in primary goods' (methodological notes state that 20 eu countries used the euro as their national currency in 2025): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260511-1, eurostat, euro area annual inflation down to 1.7%, geographical information: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-04022026-ap, eurostat, euro dominates extra-eu trade in primary goods, methodological notes: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260511-1, eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260511-1, eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260511-1 (methodological note states 20 eu countries used the euro as their national currency in 2025)., eurostat, ‘euro dominates extra-eu trade in primary goods’ (methodological note states that in 2025, 20 eu countries used the euro as their national currency): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260511-1, publications office of the european union, the euro area (published 2024), https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a65ae2df-b1f6-11ef-acb1-01aa75ed71a1/language-en; 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    #44320Britannica, "euro" (europa entry); European Commission, "The euro area" (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu)
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    #8820European Commission — 'What is the euro area?' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the Eurozone. Both list 20 member states using the euro in 2025 (Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, and Croatia, which joined 1 January 2023).
    #187120European Commission, Economy and Finance portal, 'What is the euro area?' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the Eurozone.
    #186020European Commission - Economic and Financial Affairs, 'What is the euro area?' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); corroborated by the European Central Bank, 'The euro area' (ecb.europa.eu)
    #49320European Commission, 'The euro area' (europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/euro_en); corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on the eurozone, both stating 20 of 27 EU member states use the euro as of 2025.
    #6120European Commission, Economy and Finance directorate: 'The euro area' / list of euro area member states (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu), corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on the Eurozone. Both list 20 EU member states using the euro as of 2025, the most recent addition being Croatia on 1 January 2023.
    #73520European Commission, Economy and Finance: 'What is the euro area?' (ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/euro-area/what-euro-area_en); corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the Eurozone
    #6520European Commission, 'The euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu) and European Central Bank, 'The euro area' (ecb.europa.eu) — both confirm Bulgaria joined the euro area on 1 January 2025, making 20 of the 27 EU member states users of the euro in 2025.
    #12720European Commission, Economic and Financial Affairs, 'The euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu), cross-checked against Encyclopaedia Britannica's article on the euro
    #80920European Commission / ECB: euro area members (Britannica, Euro zone)
    #131420European Commission, 'The euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); European Central Bank, 'The euro area' (ecb.europa.eu) — both confirm Bulgaria joined the euro area on 1 January 2025, bringing euro area membership to 20 of the 27 EU member states in 2025.
    #72920European Central Bank, 'Euro area countries' (ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/map.en.html) and European Commission, 'What is the euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu)
    #80020Britannica (britannica.com), entry on the euro and the eurozone, listing the 20 EU member states using the euro as of 2025
    #100120European Union official website, 'The euro' (european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro_en), confirming 20 of 27 EU member states used the euro in 2025 (eurozone members: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain).
    #146820European Central Bank (ecb.europa.eu) - 'The euro area' page, and European Commission (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu) 'Who can join and when' page, both stating 20 EU member states use the euro (as of Croatia's January 2023 accession, unchanged through 2025).
    #77720European Commission - The euro area (europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/euro_en)
    #75120European Commission and European Central Bank official euro area member lists
    #150520European Central Bank and European Commission official pages on euro area membership, both confirming 20 EU member states used the euro in 2025 (20th and most recent member: Croatia, since 1 January 2023).
    #70820European Commission, 'The euro area' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu); Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'euro'
    #34120European Union official website (european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro_en) and Encyclopaedia Britannica 'euro' entry, stating 20 of 27 EU member states used the euro as of 2025 (eurozone since Croatia joined 1 January 2023).
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