Croatia adopted the euro on 1 January. What did people, businesses and national authorities do to ensure a smooth transition to the euro?Our host Katie Ranger looks at the currency changeover with expert Patricia Roa Tejero on The ECB Podcast.The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily of the European Central Bank.Published on 28 January 2023 and recorded on 20 January 2023.In this episode:What goes into producing new euro banknotes, how the process differs for euro coins and how Croatia distributed them.What’s inside a euro starter kit and why they’re useful for people and businesses.How Croatia is dealing with the transition from kuna to euro, what dual pricing is, and where and how Croatians can exchange banknotes and coins.Additional material: Croatian euro coinshttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/html/hr.en.html Croatia changeoverhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/changeover/croatia/html/index.en.html President Christine Lagarde's New Year's greeting and welcoming Croatia into the euro areahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDEVfk8oDBAEuropean Central Bankhttps://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.htmlYou can also listen to The ECB Podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Deezer, Stitcher, YouTube, Amazon Music and many more pod.link/ecbpodcast