If a country is a Member State of the European Union and wants to enter in the euro area then this country has to prove the stability of its national currency through the participation in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II. 38) Could you tell us the individual salaries of the Executive Board members of the ECB?
Answer: The total amount for the Executive Board was EUR 2.1 million in 2005. There are six of us on the Executive Board. 39) Why only the aggregate figure? Why not the individual figures? BIS Review 64/2006  5  Answer: Because a decision has been taken on this by the Executive Board and the Governing Council, and we are sticking to that.