Inflation Rate by Country - March 2012 Q1 ![]() Euro-Zone* is composed of 17 countries: Austria Belgium Cyprus Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain They share the same monetary policy and currency, Euro €. Euro-Zone* countries are part of European Union. European Union is composed of 27 countries: Austria* Belgium* Bulgaria Cyprus* Czech Republic Denmark Estonia* Finland* France* Germany* Greece* Hungary Italy* Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg* Malta* Netherlands* Poland Portugal* Republic of Ireland* Romania Slovakia* Slovenia* Spain* Sweden United Kingdom They share the same economic and political views. European Union citizens can move freely between member states to live, work, study or retire in another European Union country. |