Commission Staff Working Document Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions. Thirteenth Report on the practical preparations for the future enlargement of the euro area.

Abstract

This Commission Staff Working Document accompanies the 'Thirteenth Report on the practical preparations for the enlargement of the euro area'. While the Report deals with the changeover preparations in Latvia where euro banknotes and coins will acquire legal tender status on 1 January 2014, this Staff Working Document provides information on the state of practical preparations for the changeover in the Member States which have yet to adopt the euro1. It summarises the developments in each Member State from October 2010 (state of play reflected in the last Staff Working Document2) until end of October 2013. Moreover, it provides an overview on how these Member States respect the provisions of the 'Commission Recommendation of 10 January 2008 on measures to facilitate future changeovers to the euro (2008/78/EC)'3. The Annex provides a synoptic overview of the overall state of play of the national changeover preparations.