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	==History==		==History==
	===Conceptualization of the euro on European level===		===Conceptualization of the euro on European level===
	The conceptualization of the euro began in the late 1970s, sparked by the desire for a [[Dedollarisation\|European response]] to the dominance of the U.S. dollar.<ref>{{cite journal \|url=https://files.stlouisfed.org/files/htdocs/publications/review/01/09/0109pp.pdf \|title=The Creation of the Euro and the Role of the Dollar in International Markets \|date=2001 \|doi=10.20955/r.83.17-36 \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|last1=Pollard \|first1=Patricia S. \|journal=Review \|volume=83 \|issue=5 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/32450/die-erblast-des-euro-eine-kurze-geschichte-der-europaeischen-waehrungsunion/ \|title=Die Erblast des Euro – eine kurze Geschichte der Europäischen Währungsunion \|date=19 October 2010 \| language=de \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro/history-and-purpose_en \|title=Euro – History and Purpose \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> German Chancellor [[Helmut Schmidt]] and French President [[Valéry Giscard d’Estaing]] played pivotal roles in this development. Initially, the euro served as an accounting unit for international transactions, known as the [[European Currency Unit\|ECU]], before evolving into a common currency.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://fedtrust.co.uk/valery-giscard-destaing-a-european-dreamer \|title=Valery Giscard d'Estaing – a European Dreamer \|date=15 December 2020 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:European_currency_unit_(ECU) \|title=Glossary:European currency unit (ECU) \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>		The conceptualization of the euro began in the late 1970s, sparked by the desire for a [[Dedollarisation\|European response]] to the dominance of the U.S. dollar.<ref>{{cite journal \|url=https://files.stlouisfed.org/files/htdocs/publications/review/01/09/0109pp.pdf \|title=The Creation of the Euro and the Role of the Dollar in International Markets \|date=2001 \|doi=10.20955/r.83.17-36 \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|last1=Pollard \|first1=Patricia S. \|journal=Review \|volume=83 \|issue=5 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/32450/die-erblast-des-euro-eine-kurze-geschichte-der-europaeischen-waehrungsunion/ \|title=Die Erblast des Euro – eine kurze Geschichte der Europäischen Währungsunion \|date=19 October 2010 \| language=de \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro/history-and-purpose_en \|title=Euro – History and Purpose \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> German Chancellor [[Helmut Schmidt]] and French President [[Valéry Giscard d’Estaing]] played pivotal roles in this development. Initially, the euro served as an accounting unit for international transactions, known as the [[European Currency Unit\|ECU]], before evolving into a common currency.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://fedtrust.co.uk/valery-giscard-destaing-a-european-dreamer \|title=Valery Giscard d'Estaing – a European Dreamer \|date=15 December 2020 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:European_currency_unit_(ECU) \|title=Glossary:European currency unit (ECU) \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union.

	===Process of euro adoption in Greece===		===Process of euro adoption in Greece===
	~~The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union.~~ In 2000, the [[European Council]] decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>		In 2000, the [[European Council]] decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>

	The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref> The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>		The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref> The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>

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	===Process of euro adoption in Greece===		===Process of euro adoption in Greece===
	The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the [[European Council]] decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref> The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>		The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the [[European Council]] decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>

			The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref> The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>

	==See also ==		==See also ==

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	===Process of euro adoption in Greece===		===Process of euro adoption in Greece===
	The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the [[European Council]] decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref>		The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the [[European Council]] decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref> The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>

	The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>

	==See also ==		==See also ==

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	===Process of euro adoption in Greece===		===Process of euro adoption in Greece===
	The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the Council decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref>		The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the [[European Council]] decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref>

	The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>		The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>

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	===Process of euro adoption in Greece===		===Process of euro adoption in Greece===
	The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the Council decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref>		The euro officially came into existence on 1 January 1999, as part of efforts to create an economic and monetary union within the European Union. In 2000, the Council decided that Greece could join the euro area, which it did on 1 January 2001,<ref>[https://www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre-banco/actividad-europea/eurosistema-sebc/historia-eurosistema/euro/introduccion-euro/ The introduction of the euro]</ref> in time to be among the first wave of countries to launch euro banknotes and coins on 1 January 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Therefore, Greece was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, with the Greek drachma ceasing to be [[legal tender]] after 31 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the Euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html \|title=Our Money \|date=12 December 2022 \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The government of Greece replacing the Greek drachma at a fixed conversion rate of 340.750 GRD per one euro.<ref>[Greece and the euro]</ref>

	The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender.		The transition to the euro in Greece involved a three-year period, starting from 1 January 2001, during which the euro existed as "book money". [[Euro banknotes]] and [[Euro coins\|coins]] were introduced on 1 January 2002.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en \|title=Greece and the euro \|access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> This was the earliest date for any member state when the national currency ceased to be legal tender. The dual circulation period – when both the Greek drachma and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref> Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins. Also, the exchange of former Greek national currency was done by the [[Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος]] (National Central Bank of Greece), which exchanged Greek drachmas and coins until 1 March 2004 and drachma banknotes until 1 March 2012.<ref>[https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and-euro/greece-and-euro_en Greece and the euro]</ref>

	Greek government and financial institutions undertook extensive efforts to ensure a seamless transition to the Euro.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.strategy-business.com/article/9932 \|title=Are Financial Institutions Really Ready for the Euro? \|language=en \|access-date=2023-11-27 \|publisher=strategy+business}}</ref> This included the modification of financial software, recalibration of ATMs, and widespread distribution of new euro banknotes and coins.

	==See also ==		==See also ==