Czech Republic is to join Eurozone in 2013
According to results of the research, lead by the Czech savings bank, the Czech Republic will pass to euro not earlier than in 2013. The rate of euro will make KC 25,50 for unit. Earlier it was spoken that the Czech government postpones transition to European currency till 2010.
Presumably, first of new EU members - Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia- will join Eurozone earlier. Cyprus, Slovakia, Malta and Latvia are going to join Eurozone in 2009. Now 12 EU countries - Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, France and Finland- are the Eurozone members.