You will be pleased to know that all these payments will be made on time. I mentioned last time that it is not just a matter of getting the technical side right, but it is also important that we do not run into a problem of public over-reaction.
To the contrary: they benefited in particular of being part of a monetary union with a stable external value of the common currency. There are at least three reasons why euro membership can still be attractive for EU Member States in Central and Eastern Europe – which I will refer to as CEE Member States – that are currently outside.