Estonia, the small Baltic state of 1.3 million people became the 17th eurozone country at midnight, beginning a switch from the kroon, and is the first former Soviet state to adopt the euro.
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip was the first to withdraw euros from a specially installed cash machine outside a theatre where a ball had been held to celebrate the switchover and the new year. “It is a small step for the eurozone and a big step for Estonia,” he said, holding the notes.
“We are proud to be a eurozone member state.”
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