According to public opinion surveys, a majority of the 2 million Slovenes have a positive attitude to the adoption of the Euro, although they remain concerned about possible price hikes, which could occur because of incorrect converting and rounding of prices.
Lai pievienotos eiro zonai, jāizpilda pieci ekonomiskie kritēriji, tā sauktie Māstrihtas konverģences kritēriji: cenu stabilitāte, budžeta deficīts ne lielāks par 3% iekšzemes kopprodukta, valsts parāds ne lielāks kā 60% iekšzemes kopprodukta, zemas ilgtermiņa procentu likmes un valūtas maiņas kursa stabilitāte.