Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain started to use the Euro on January 1, 2002.
Spain has used the Euro since January 1, 2002.
On January 1,1999 11 European countries started using the Euro as a step of European Unification. Those countries were 1. Austria 2. Finland 3. France 4. Belgium 5. Germany 6. Ireland 7. Italy 8. Luxembourg 9. Netherlands 10. Portugal 11. Spain Today the Euro is the 2nd most powerful currency in the world, after the British Pound. The Euro is now the official currency of over 30 countries, European countries and several Caribbean Islands.
12 currencies are used in the European Union. 17 countries use the Euro and the other 11 countries each use their own currency. In January 2014 18 will use the Euro and 10 will have their own currencies, so then there will be just 11 currencies.
Euro, as in 11 other EU-countries. However, not all the EU-coutries have euros, like the UK and Sweden.
Some countries in the European Union have chosen to retain their own currencies. Others have not reached the conditions required to join yet, but may join in the future. 17 use it and 11 do not. See the related questions for lists of the countries that are use the Euro and do not use the Euro.
Depending on what you call "the beginning", the answer is either 11 or 12 countries. When the eurozone was established it initially consisted of Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland. Starting in 1999 prices, electronic transactions, and other financial calculations in those countries began to be performed in euros as well as their national currencies but euro coins and bills weren't yet used. Greece joined the eurozone in 2001, bringing the total membership to 12 countries when euro coins and bills officially replaced national currencies during the first quarter of 2002.
17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.17 of the 27 members of the European Union use the Euro as their currency.
As of January 2014, 24 countries use the Euro (€) as their currency.Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain are official members of the Eurozone and use the Euro as their currency.In addition to these countries official agreements are in place with three micro states which allow them to use the Euro and issue a limited number of Euro coins.These are Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican City.The Euro has also been unilaterally adopted as the de facto currency of a further three countries, usually in cases where a pre-Euro currency had previously been used.These are Andorra, Kosovo, and Montenegro.These countries do not have authorisation to issue Euros.Adoption of the EuroInitially 11 EU countries adopted the Euro in 1999, but the physical currency was not introduced until 1 January 2002. These original 11 countries were later joined by:Greece (2001 - before the physical currency was introduced)Slovenia (1 January 2007)Cyprus (1 January 2008)Malta (1 January 2008)Slovakia (1 January 2009)Estonia (1 January 2011)Latvia (1 January 2014)Lithuania is due to adopt the Euro on 1 January 2015.It is much easier to list which countries do use the Euro:AndorraAustriaBelgiumCyprusEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyKosovoLuxembourgMaltaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsPortugalSan MarinoSlovakiaSloveniaSpainVatican CityEvery other country in the world does not use the Euro.
11 Countries Participated in first Asian Games
I believe it was 11 countries...
Euro IV Ever was created on 2001-11-21.
As of 11/22/2015 1 Euro = 1.064 Dollar.