The euro is the common currency of the EU countries that belong to the euro area. It is used for payments within those countries and for cross-border transactions, and serves as a unit for pricing goods, services and financial assets. EU heads of government chose the name at a meeting in Madrid in December 1995.
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Source: European Central Bank (ECB) (source). This glossary entry is an independently worded adaptation of the cited information.