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EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
On the 1st January, 2007 Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union increasing the number of member states to 27.
The original 15 countries were:- Austria - Belgium - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Greece Ireland - Italy - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Portugal - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom
Joined by 10 others on the 1st May, 2004.
Latest 2 additions on 1st January, 2007. Bulgaria and Romania
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Seventeen of these countries currently use the Euro as their currency:-
| Belgium | France | Netherlands |
| Germany | Ireland | Austria |
| Greece | Italy | Portugal |
| Spain | Luxembourg | Finland |
| Slovenia |
Joined 1st January, 2007 |
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| Cyprus | Joined 1st January, 2008 | |
| Malta | Joined 1st January, 2008 | |
| Slovakia | Joined 1st January, 2009 | |
| Estonia | Joined 1st January, 2011 | |
The conversion rates for the first countries to sign up, were established on 1st January, 1999. These rates are fixed as follows:-
| Currency | Conversion rate | Code |
| Austrian schilling | 13.7603 | ATS |
| Belgian franc | 40.3399 | BEF |
| Deutsche mark | 1.95583 | DEM |
| Spanish peseta | 166.386 | ESP |
| Dutch guilder | 2.20371 | NLG |
| Finnish markka | 5.94573 | FIM |
| French franc | 6.55957 | FRF |
| Irish punt | 0.787564 | IEP |
| Italian lira | 1936.27 | ITL |
| Luxembourg franc | 40.3399 | LUF |
| Portuguese escudo | 200.482 | PTE |
| Greek drachma | 340.750 | GRD |
| Slovenia 1.1.07. | 239.640 | SIT |
| Malta 1.1.08. | 0.429300 | MTL |
| Cyprus 1.1.08. | 0.585274 | CYP |
| Slovakia 1.1.09 | 30.1260 | SKK |
More detailed information can be found at -
http://www.euro.gov.uk/countrymenu.asp
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