From Slovak crown to euro

This bachelor thesis focuses on Slovak republic joining the European economic and monetary union and on the process of the adoption of the common currency, the Euro in Slovakia. First chapter concerns with the historic development of the economic and monetary union and important steps leading to its creation. Second chapter deals with Maastricht convergent criteria and their fulfilling by Slovak republic. The last chapter focuses on advantages and disadvantages of accepting the common currency and on its possible impacts on Slovak economy. The end of this chapter deals with feelings of Slovak population of adoption of the Euro in Slovakia