 Curaçao was given an autonomous status similar to Aruba on October 10, 2010.Unlike the Netherlands, the island is not part of the territory of the European Union and for that reason Curaçao, like Aruba and Sint Maarten, does not have to comply with European law or introduce the euro as a legal tender.Due to the special relationship with the Netherlands as an overseas territory (OCT, "Landen en gebieden overzee" or LGA in Dutch), the islands do qualify for European funds and EU wide cooperation agreements such as the Erasmus+ program.