Poland and the euro

Poland at a glance

Surface area: 312 690 km²
Population: 38 125 479 (Eurostat 2007)
Joined the European Union: 1 May 2004
Currency: zloty (PLN)

Euro information

Status: Poland is not yet a member of the euro area. The zloty is not yet within the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II).

Exchange rate: The current euro to zloty foreign exchange reference rate can be consulted on the website of the European Central Bank (updated daily).

Adoption of the euro: Poland does not have a target date to adopt the euro.

Documents and publications:

• A report on the Costs and Benefits of Poland’s Adoption of the Euro (National Bank of Poland) 
• Fifth report on the practical preparations for the future enlargement of the euro area. COM(2007) 434 final (European Commission)
• 2006 Convergence Report. COM(2006) 762 final, also published as European Economy, No. 1/2006. (European Commission)

Opinion polls and surveys

• Flash Eurobarometer 207 (May 2007)
• Flash Eurobarometer 191 (November 2006)

Downloads

• ‘Z euro w kieszeni’ – Multimedia didactic material from the National Bank of Poland

Websites

Euro portals

• Euro portal of the National Bank of Poland

Institutions

• Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland, also in English)
• Ministerstwo Finansów (Ministry of Finance of Poland, also in English)
• Urzad Komitetu Integracji Europejskiej (Office of the Committee for European Integration, also in English)

Business

• Euro Info Centres in Poland
• Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza (Polish Chamber of Commerce, also in English)

Consumers

• Stowarzyszenie Konsumentów Polskich (Association of Polish Consumers, also in English)