Flash Eurobarometer 390: Latvia before changeover

On behalf of the European Commission Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, three Flash Eurobarometer surveys accompanied Latvia's changeover to the euro. For this purpose, different social and demographic groups were interviewed. The first survey, Flash EB 390 conducted on 28 and 30 December 2013, looked at Latvians’ awareness of and preparedness for the changeover. The second survey, Flash EB 391 carried out in nine interview rounds from 2 January to 14 January 2014, monitored the progress of Latvia’s changeover to the euro during the 14-day dual circulation period. It looked at the trend of castransactions and whether there were problems withdrawing or changing money. The third survey, Flash EB 393 carried out on 16 and 18 January 2014 immediately after the end of the dual circulation period, looked at Latvians' attitude towards the new currency and the changeover process. In detail, the survey includes measures on personal experiences of using euro banknotes and euro coins, converting Latvian lats to euros, understanding values in euros, appreciation of the dual display of prices and of starter kits, and perceptions of the success of the changeover and level of information. #####The results by volumes are distributed as follows: * Volume A: Countries * Volume AA: Groups of countries * Volume A' (AP): Trends * Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries * Volume B: EU/socio-demographics * Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics * Volume C: Country/socio-demographics ---- Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: [https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer](https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer)