Talk:Swedish euro coins

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Isn't this page jumping the gun a little? Since there has been no announcement that joing the Euro is even in the new government's policy package, let alone a date for a referendum, let alone how the people of Sweden would vote in such a referendum, I really don't think it's correct to say "the Euro will replace Sweden's national currency". I beleive this page should be deleted. Hammersfan 03/10/06, 16.31 BST

Sweden, in theory, is supposed to join "ultimately". See Eurozone#Sweden. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 17:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I realise that, but given the result of the 2003 referendum, and the lack of movement by the govt, is it likely to happen any time soon? I don't think so. Hammersfan 03/10/06, 19.05 BST

Yeah, I wonder about the usefulness for this article. Sweden has no released any official designs for the euro and is unlikely to switch at least for the next five years. Also, the Social Democrats were also in favor of the Euro. I will edit that in. 惑乱 分からん 12:44, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Still, they technically *have* to, and we can collect information about it here -- where else? I've just added some info. —Nightstallion (?) 09:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Have I got this straight? Sweden has to join, as soon as they bother fulfilling the convergence criteria, but since Denmark and UK have been members for a longer time, they don't have to? Also, it appears that Sweden's economy generally fulfills the criteria, but the Swedish government has deliberately chosen not to bind themselves to the Euro with a fixed rate? 惑乱 分からん 13:33, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

You got it right. UK and Danmark don't have to, since they were given an exception, otherwise they wouldn't accept the Maastricht treaty. Formally, Sweden "has to" join. The EU council and commission however has accepted that Sweden delays the entrance several years. In the domestic debate, it is quite clear that Sweden delays the process because Sweden doesn't want to have the Euro. There is a political understandning that a date will not be set before next election, 2010. I myself think that a likely date for a referendum could be maybe 2013, a few years after 2010 and ten years after 2003. I live in Sweden and have followed the TV news. I have read hints that Poland "does not want to", and if that happens when the other countries are joining, and Poland fulfills the criteria, EU could put pressure on both Sweden and Poland. - BIL 16:23, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, that was how it seemed. Thanks. Maybe the article could be more clear about it... 惑乱 分からん 16:30, 13 November 2006 (UTC)