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Montenegro and the euro

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attached to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU is written that: "unilateral introduction of the euro is not compatible with the Treaty." Despite Montenegro becoming a candidate in 2010, the European Union continued to question of Montenegro’s use of the euro. The use was eventually acknowledged by the European Commission through a specific approach, which took into consideration that
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As a part of the ongoing negotiations, the EU will have to deal with this unprecedented case in which a state, already using the common currency without implementing all the mandatory economic conditions, is striving to join the EU and the Eurozone. These conditions (convergence criteria) are set out
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and the ECB have expressed dissatisfaction with Montenegro's unilateral use of the euro, with European Commission spokesperson Amelia Torres saying in 2007 that "The conditions for the adoption of the euro are clear. That means, first and foremost, to be a member of the EU." Also in the Declaration
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and Montenegro was 50% in February 1992, reaching 100% in June the same year. This caused severe and prolonged hyperinflation, one of the worst and longest in history, which has led to a devastation of the region. The Yugoslav dinar has been considered one of the worst-performing currencies of the
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To date, the path of Montenegro to the European Union and subsequently to the Eurozone membership is still unclear. Some experts are of an opinion that in situation like this the convergence criteria should be set as an additional prerequisite for Montenegro's membership in the European Union and
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The dispute regarding the use of the euro was expected to be resolved by analysts during the accession negotiations. Diplomats have indicated it is unlikely Montenegro will be forced to stop the circulation of the euro. In 2013 Radoje Zugi, the finance minister of Montenegro, stated "it would be
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officials have indicated on several occasions that the European institutions expect Montenegro to adhere very strictly to ERM rules, as a part of the accession procedures to the European Union. In 2009 Nikola Fabris, chief economist of the Central Bank of Montenegro, noted that the situation was
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with the European Union, then submitted its application for membership in December 2008 and finally obtained the status of official candidate in 2010. In 2012, Montenegro became the first country from the current six Western Balkan states to start accession negotiations with the EU and to date,
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economically irrational to return to a currency of your own, only to be back in the euro later". Instead, he hopes that Montenegro will be allowed to keep the euro, and he promised "the government of Montenegro will meet some important conditions to keep the euro, such as fiscal compliance".
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candidates must also ensure that their national laws and rules provide for the independence of their national central banks, and that their statutes are in compliance with the provisions of the treaties and compatible with the statutes of the European Central Bank and the
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On 1 January 2002 the euro notes and coins were officially introduced into circulation in many European countries, including Germany, where the Deutsche Mark used to be the official currency. Thus the Deutsche Mark ceased to be
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A high level of monetary and financial centralisation was established, which was easy to be manipulated and which enabled many misuses due to the nonexistence of any legal state and financial discipline, and this resulted in
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Eurozone countries have a common reverse, portraying a map of Europe, but have their own design on the obverse, which means that each coin has a variety of different designs in circulation at once. Four European microstates
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is a process in which a state gives up on having its own currency and the EUR (or the USD) becomes the legal currency on its territory. So far, only a few countries in the world have decided to choose such a currency
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Regulation on the Use of the German Mark as the Means of Payment With a View to Protecting the Economic Interests of Montenegro (Official Gazette of the RM, no. 41/99 and 22/00)/Службен весник на РМ, бр. 41/99 и
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At the beginning of 1999, the government started looking for a way to protect economic interests of Montenegro and its monetary independence. The government established a dual currency system, in which both the
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immediately upon the adoption of the euro. Following these events in the beginning of 2002 Montenegro made the decision to officially and unilaterally adopt the euro, first as a parallel legal tender to the
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Winkler, A., Mazzaferro, F., Nerlich, C., Thimann, C., (2004). "Official dollarisation/euroisation - motives, features and policy implications of current cases." Occasional Paper, European Central Bank.
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Liebscher, K., Christl, J., Mooslechner, P., Ritzberger-Grünwald, D. (2005) “European Economic Integration And South-East Europe: Challenges And Prospects”, Edward Elgar Pub, pp. 155-176
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Fabris, N. (2014) “The History of Money in Montenegro”, Central Bank of Montenegro and Faculty of Economics, Belgrade University. Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, pp. 5-18
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Razmi, A.,(2018) “Montenegro's Unilateral Euroization”, UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2018-13, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
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happened due to “extraordinary circumstances” present in the country when the euro was introduced. As a result of that, Montenegro still continues to use the
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of its own and therefore does not have its own national side of the coins in use. Rather, they depend on bills and coins already in circulation.
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Bogetic, Z., Petrovic, P., Vujosevic, Z.,(1999) “The Yugoslav Hyperinflation of 1992-1994: Causes, Dynamics, and Money Supply Process”,
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different when the euro was adopted by Montenegro, and that other states that have considered unilaterally adopting the euro, such
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would be used. The decision for that was mainly driven by an unstable, expansionary monetary policy stance of the
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central rate and without devaluing its currency's bilateral central rate against the euro in the same period.
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lost its autonomy and became a regional office of the National Bank of Yugoslavia headquartered in Belgrade.
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have formal agreements with the EU to use the euro as their official currency and issue their own coins.
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in order to ensure that a certain country is ready for integration into the monetary regime of the
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according to many officials, it is a frontrunner on the path towards the EU membership.
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from 1906 to 1918. However, other foreign currencies were used in parallel, such as the
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currency as its legal tender and hopes to join the European Union as soon as possible.
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following World War II, it was bound to Yugoslav monetary policy and used the
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Unlike the members of the Eurozone, Montenegro has no authority to mint
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as its official currency until 1999. After the disintegration of the
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When Montenegro started using the euro as a national currency, the
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should be complied with before the country joins the Union.
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approving the use of the euro as an official currency.
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Poland
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Sweden
Andorra
Monaco
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