Euro
The third stage of the EU’s EMU Policy - the Euro - was implemented on 1st January 1999. “The successful development of the Euro is central to the realisation of a Europe in which people, services…can move freely” (http://www.euro. ... In 2004 a further ten countries are hoping to be accepted into the EU and adopt the Euro. There are many advantages and disadvantages of the Euro, however the main point to highlight is that, even countries that remain outside the ‘Eurozone’ will be affected by it.