Introduction of the Euro in 2023 and Possible Effects on Tourism in the Republic of Croatia

Elvis Mujaฤeviฤ‡ – Fakultet za menadลพment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu Opatija, Katedra za meฤ‘unarodna ekonomska ulaganja, Sveuฤiliลกte u Rijeci, Primorska 46, pp. 97., 51410 Opatija, Hrvatska

Zrinka Martiฤ‡ – Studentica diplomskog studija Menadลพment dogaฤ‘aja i slobodnog vremena, Fakultet za menadลพment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu Opatija, Sveuฤiliลกte u Rijeci, Primorska 46, pp. 97., 51410 Opatija, Hrvatska

Kljuฤne rijeฤi:
Europska unija; Euro; Europski teฤajni mehanizam; Maastrichtski kriteriji; Euroizacija;
Pozitivne posljedice; Negativne posljedice; Percepcija graฤ‘ana; Turizam

Keywords:

European Union; Euro; European exchange rate mechanism; Maastricht criteria; Euroization;
Positive consequences; Negative consequences; Perception of citizens; Tourism

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2023.347ย 

Saลพetak: Hrvatska je 1. srpnja 2013. godine postala ฤlanica Europske unije te se time ujedno i obvezala uvesti euro kao nacionalnu valutu ฤim na to bude spremna. Kada se makroekonomska situacija Hrvatske poฤela razvijati u pozitivnom trendu, nastupio je ulazak u Europski Teฤajni Mehanizam (ERM II) 10. srpnja 2020., svojevrsnu ฤekaonicu za euro koja priprema drลพavu za veliku promjenu. Iako je Hrvatska duboko euroizirana zemlja, ฤekaju je mjeseci prilagodbe na euro u smislu prilagoฤ‘avanja cijena, informacijsko-komunikacijskih kanala te spreฤavanje moguฤ‡ih kriza i ลกokova koji mogu pogoditi ekonomiju zemlje prilikom konverzije. Da bi se ลกokovi minimizirali, nastoje se ispuniti Maastrichtski kriteriji. Navedene su sve moguฤ‡e pozitivne, ali i negativne posljedice koje se mogu oฤekivati te je kroz anketu o percepciji graฤ‘ana prikazaยฌna njihova razina informiranosti o prelasku na euro, ali i strahovi poput poveฤ‡anja cijena, inflacije, gubitka nacionalnog suvereniteta, kao i pozitivnih posljedica koje ฤ‡e se odraลพavati na turizam.

Abstract: On July 1, 2013, Croatia became a member of the European Union and thereby also committed to introducing the euro as its national currency as soon as it is ready. When Croatiaโ€™s macroeconomic situation began to deยญvelop in a positive trend, it entered the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) on July 10, 2020, a kind of waiting room for the euro that prepares the country for a major change. Although Croatia is a deeply euroized counยญtry, months of adjustment to the euro await it in terms of adjusting prices, inยญformation and communication channels, and preventing possible crises and shocks that may affect the countryโ€™s economy during the conversion. In order to minimize shocks, efforts are being made to fulfill the Maastricht criteria. All possible positive and negative consequences that can be expected are listed, and through a survey on the perception of citizens, their level of information about the transition to the euro is shown, as well as fears such as price increasยญes, inflation, loss of national sovereignty, as well as positive consequences that will reflect on tourism.

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7th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2023 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times, Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 23, 2023, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia; ISBN 978-86-80194-69-1, ISSN 2683-4510, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2023

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Mujaฤeviฤ‡, E., & Martiฤ‡, Z. (2022). Uvoฤ‘enje eura 2023. godine i moguฤ‡i utjecaji na turizam u Republici Hrvatskoj. In V. Bevanda (Ed.), International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2023: Vol 7. Conference Proceedingsย (pp. 347-360). Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans. https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2023.347

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