Press Release: Slovenia’s countdown to the euro

With only ten days to go before Slovenia adopts the euro, the final practical changeover preparations are well under way and everybody, from the banks to the retail sector and consumers themselves, seems to be ready. Commercial banks and retailers have received, or are about to, euro banknotes and coins and during the last week households have also been able to procure themselves 'mini-kits' to familiarise themselves with the euro.