The word "euro" is correct and can be used in written English.
Euro is the currency used by many countries in Europe, including Germany, France, and Spain. For example, "I need to exchange my American dollars for euros before my trip to France."
Was it a mistake for Greece to join the euro?
The answer to the question "do you want Greece to continue using the euro?", would be different to "do you want Greece to continue using the euro if it means cuts in wages and pensions?".
The weaker currency that would result from leaving the euro is not a get out of jail free card, far from it.
With only an outline sketch of an agreement on the table, many of Europe's most senior policymakers are of the opinion that a crisis point will be reached and that Athens's radical left Syriza government will be forced to either capitulate to Brussels or quit the euro.
In Italy, when voters are asked if the country would be better off outside the euro, most Italians usually reply affirmatively.
It grew by 0.9% and is set to grow at almost twice the speed of the euro area this year.
The rise in GDP was supported by tailwinds from falling fuel prices, which put extra cash into consumers' pockets, and the export-boosting drop in the value of the euro.
The French president is also set to resume his cooling relationship with German chancellor Angela Merkel as the two plot to make the real decisions, in a private meeting today, about how to save the euro.
On the other hand, ever since the euro crisis, Merkel's principal goal is to immunise Europe's economic union against further currency shocks.
It perceives the euro as a single currency when it is convenient to do so and as a confederation of currencies when it is in its interest".
If Greece was not a member of the euro, but rather a struggling country in sub-Saharan Africa, the IMF remedy would be devaluation, debt relief and a welfare safety net to protect the most vulnerable.
