Some countries do not use the Euro because they have their own currency and do not wish to change, or at least not for a while.
The Eurozone
Greece and Portugal.
No never euros suck
You are referring to the Euro. It is used in many countries in Europe, but most countries in Europe use their own currencies, not the Euro.
No. There are 28 countries in the organisation known as the European Union. Only 19 of those countries use the Euro. A county in the European Union has the choice of using the Euro or not. Some countries have chosen not to use it or their economies are not ready to use it.
Europe, Eurozone (European countries using the Euro as a common currency), NATO, UN.
Current EU members using the euro (€)Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, SpainNon-member states also using the euroSan Marino, Kosovo, MontenegroOther countries that recently joined or plan to join the EU are obligated to adopt the Euro within a specific time frame.
France is part of the Eurozone (European countries all using the Euro as their common currency), thus the money is the Euro.
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.
Britain does not use the euro. It uses the pound sterling. Only 17 of the 27 countries that are members of the organisation called the European Union use the Euro. The other 10 countries use their own currencies.
As of the 1st of January 2014, 18 of the European Union's 28 countries use the euro.
The currency is called the Euro, not the Euro Dollar. Not all countries in the European Union use the Euro. There are 28 countries that are members of the European Union. 18 use the Euro. 10 use their own currencies.