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Euro versus national currencies in Visegrad countries
Slovakia was the first country in Visegrad which adopted euro as a national currency in January 2009. Due to financial and economic crisis and consequent problems with fulfilling convergence criteria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and also Poland postponed their plans for entering eurozone.
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ArticlesAlso Slovakia asks EU to change debt calculationNine member states asked European Commission to change debt calculation. Common letter was signed also by Slovak mini... Slovakia will not help GreeksSlovak parliament voted against bilateral loan for in-debted Greece. Slovakia broke the principle of solidarity, Euro... |
ArticlesCommission gives Estonia euro green light for 2011European Commission recommended Estonia to enter Eurozone as of 1 January 2011. Despite the majority of all other Eur... Central bankers: Euro does not solve everything but helps in crisisCentral bankers from Slovakia and Austria think that small pro-export economies should adopt euro but on the other ha... |
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Expert opinionsThe impact of Greek crisis on euro and the eurozone"Even though it is a common statement that Greeks are primary responsible for their problems due to irresponsible man...
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Expert opinionsComparison of V4 currencies during the economic crisisTime pattern of exchange rates is both hard predict and explain as there are many factors that influence them. In spi...
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ArticlesRehn takes Eastern appeal seriously, but Council decidesThe European Commission takes the request of the nine mostly Eastern European member states seriously, Olli Rehn comm... Parliament gives Estonia euro green lighAccording to the Convergence Report 2010 Estonia is the only one who fulfilled the criterias which are required for t... |
ArticlesPoland lobbbied Greece to be the only topic of Eurogroup summitPolish diplomats lobbied for "Greece" as the only subject during the Euro-summit. Herman Van Rompuy approved it. Pola... Polish deficit over twice higher than Maastricht criteriaBecause of the financial crisis the Polish budgetary deficit was 7,1 per cent of the GDP. |
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Expert opinionsEuro is possible by 2014 in Hungary?According to GKI Economc Research company along with Erste Bank forecast, Hungary can adopt the euro in 2014.
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Expert opinionsGreece and EU 2020 - the exam of maturity of the EUThe European Council will have to insure the EU credibility concerning the future of the common currency, euro.
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