European Monetary Union was created in ______.

1999

The correct answer is Option (3) → 1999

The European Monetary Union (EMU) was founded in 1999 to further economic cooperation among member countries of the European Union (EU). The EMU fixed monetary exchange rates and replaced the national currencies of participating countries with a single currency known as the Euro.

The Maastricht Treaty on European Union, signed in 1991, laid out the basic plan for the EMU. Countries would surrender to a European Central Bank the right to make monetary decisions, and national coins and notes would go out of existence. Travelers in Europe could make purchases anywhere within the EU without having to change money or worry about exchange rates.

Note: This Question is from Pre Rationalised NCERT Book (2021-22).