Let me briefly say a few words on this aspect. The euro goes east It is now 15 years ago that the Berlin Wall fell, giving rise to one of the most astonishing political and economic transformations in European history.
Who could have imagined 15 years ago that in May 2004, eight countries in central and eastern Europe, together with two countries in the Mediterranean, would be members of the European Union? The perspective of joining the European Union and eventually adopting a European single currency was out of sight for even the most imaginative minds.