But in the information economy, it remains up to us to organize and use that information in ways that improve the quality of decision making. BIS Review 73/2001  5
By the application of those criteria, which were defined more precisely in an additional protocol, it was intended to ensure that only countries which had already duly displayed their willingness and ability to pursue long-term anti-inflation policy should participate in monetary union. Consequently, the second half of the nineties was marked by the efforts of the EU member states to meet the convergence criteria.