Montenegro, Kosovo both adopt currency

As official members of Europe's single currency club celebrated the launch of euro notes and coins, Kosovo and Montenegro slipped…

As official members of Europe's single currency club celebrated the launch of euro notes and coins, Kosovo and Montenegro slipped in to join their new year party by adopting the new money too. Both Yugoslav territories have been using the German mark as their preferred currency but yesterday began the switch to the euro.

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