 In 2009 Nikola Fabris, chief economist of the Central Bank of Montenegro, has said that the situation was different when they adopted the euro, and that other states which on a later stage also had been considering unilaterally adopting the euro, such as Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, would have faced sanctions from the EU and would have their accession process suspended if they would have gone ahead.The dispute regarding the use of the euro was expected to be resolved by analysts during the accession negotiations.Diplomats indicated that it is unlikely that Montenegro will be forced to stop the circulation of the euro in their country.