• Poland's PM lays out map for joining the euro
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  • 13.11.2008

 

Eyes set on the euro...

Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented the president of the European Central Bank Jean Claude Trichet with the details of the Polish road map for the adoption of the common currency in this country.

Danuta Isler reports.

After their meeting in Frankfurt German news agencies reported that the Bank called Poland's plan to enter the eurozone by 2012 "ambitious but realistic". Polish analysts agree with such wording while pointing out that PM Tusk has yet to win euro-sceptic opposition Law and Justice party, whose support is needed to change the constitution before Poland enters the exchange rate mechanism (ERM-2), a precursor to euro membership.

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