Introduction of the Euro in 2023 and Possible Effects on Tourism in the Republic of Croatia
Elvis MujaΔeviΔ – Fakultet za menadΕΎment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu Opatija, Katedra za meΔunarodna ekonomska ulaganja, SveuΔiliΕ‘te u Rijeci, Primorska 46, pp. 97., 51410 Opatija, Hrvatska
Zrinka MartiΔ – Studentica diplomskog studija MenadΕΎment dogaΔaja i slobodnog vremena, Fakultet za menadΕΎment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu Opatija, SveuΔiliΕ‘te u Rijeci, Primorska 46, pp. 97., 51410 Opatija, Hrvatska
KljuΔne rijeΔi:
Europska unija; Euro; Europski teΔajni mehanizam; Maastrichtski kriteriji; Euroizacija;
Pozitivne posljedice; Negativne posljedice; Percepcija graΔana; Turizam
Keywords:
European Union; Euro; European exchange rate mechanism; Maastricht criteria; Euroization;
Positive consequences; Negative consequences; Perception of citizens; Tourism
SaΕΎetak: Hrvatska je 1. srpnja 2013. godine postala Δlanica Europske unije te se time ujedno i obvezala uvesti euro kao nacionalnu valutu Δim na to bude spremna. Kada se makroekonomska situacija Hrvatske poΔela razvijati u pozitivnom trendu, nastupio je ulazak u Europski TeΔajni Mehanizam (ERM II) 10. srpnja 2020., svojevrsnu Δekaonicu za euro koja priprema drΕΎavu za veliku promjenu. Iako je Hrvatska duboko euroizirana zemlja, Δekaju je mjeseci prilagodbe na euro u smislu prilagoΔavanja cijena, informacijsko-komunikacijskih kanala te spreΔavanje moguΔih kriza i Ε‘okova koji mogu pogoditi ekonomiju zemlje prilikom konverzije. Da bi se Ε‘okovi minimizirali, nastoje se ispuniti Maastrichtski kriteriji. Navedene su sve moguΔe pozitivne, ali i negativne posljedice koje se mogu oΔekivati te je kroz anketu o percepciji graΔana prikazaΒ¬na njihova razina informiranosti o prelasku na euro, ali i strahovi poput poveΔanja cijena, inflacije, gubitka nacionalnog suvereniteta, kao i pozitivnih posljedica koje Δe se odraΕΎavati 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 Croatiaβs macroeconomic situation began to deΒvelop 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 counΒtry, months of adjustment to the euro await it in terms of adjusting prices, inΒformation and communication channels, and preventing possible crises and shocks that may affect the countryβs 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 increasΒes, 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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