All the major political parties agree on the desirability of introducing the common currency. However, at the current juncture, Hungary does not meet any of the Maastricht criteria. Government and Central Bank officials, including myself, repeatedly expressed that the earliest date to start talking about a roadmap to eurozone may be somewhere in 2009.
Unfortunately, the remaining national options and 4/7  BIS central bankers' speeches  discretions in the EU regulatory framework hamper the practical application of such waivers. For example, the national large exposure limits on intragroup exposures that are currently in place in several European countries prevent banks from transferring liquidity flexibly within the group.