Bruegel Bruegel 55d ago
Finance Focus | Hungary's revived euro adoption prospects

Finance Focus | Hungary's revived euro adoption prospects

At this event, Júlia Király discussed the prospects and main challenges of Hungary adopting the euro. Following his landslide victory on 12 April, Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar has announced an economic review to pave the way for Hungary’s adoption of the euro as its currency. How likely is that to happen in the next four years? What are the most significant hurdles? With us: 1️⃣ Nicolas Véron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel 2️⃣ Júlia Király, Former Deputy Governor, Hungarian Central Bank; Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences