The 9th of July 2018 was a remarkable day. Several things happened in a single day that are significant for European integration (or rather disintegration). Right after re-organising Turkey into a presidential republic, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan closed down the ministry of European integrat .
European Union finance ministers on Tuesday signed off on Croatia's adoption of the euro at the start of next year, when it will become the 20th member of the eurozone. The final approval for the country's use of the single currency comes as the euro dropped to its lowest level in 20 years.
The European Union has removed the final obstacles tp Croatia adopting the euro next year. It will enable the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade as the exchange rate fell to its weakest level against the dollar in 20 years.