Euro Adoption Proceeds Smoothly in Slovakia
added: 2009-01-06
The changeover to the euro in Slovakia is taking place smoothly. By the end of Saturday 3 January some 27% of payments in shops were made in euro and virtually all customers were getting their change in the currency now shared by nearly 329 million Europeans including some 5.4 milion Slovaks. No major problems were observed in banks or in retail sector.