Croatia Switches to Euro

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Croatia is one of the most ideal tourist destinations in Europe, with more than a thousand islands and islets. With the country’s recent entry to Eurozone, it has adopted euro as its currency. It is a good news for tourists and local people alike when it comes to avoiding the hassles of currency exchange.

Let’s read the article and know more details about the newest member of the European Union.

https://www.voanews.com/a/croatia-switches-to-euro-enters-borderless-europe-club-/6899542.html

Vocabulary:

1. What does “milestone” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
2. What does “demise” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
3. What does “bid farewell” mean in this sentence, “At midnight local time (2300 GMT Saturday) the Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the eurozone.”? Use it in your own sentence.

Discussion Questions:

1. What are the economic benefits Croatia will gain by entering Europe’s passport-free zone?
2. How do you think this entry affects other EU countries?
3. What possible short-term problems could this have on Croatians?