By supporting to such a degree two new EU members that are not part of EMU, the EU countries have demonstrated a much greater commitment to mutual aid than was thinkable only a few years ago. And more is expected to come: in November 2008, the Ecofin Council increased the ceiling for possible balance-of-payment loans to non-EMU countries to €25 billion.
通过向两个尚未加入欧洲货币联盟的欧盟新成员国提供如此程度的帮助，欧盟国家表现出的互助责任感远比几年前人们可以想象的要大得多。而且还会有更多帮助：2008年11月，欧盟经济与财政部长委员会将非欧盟成员国的国际收支差额贷款上限提高到了250亿欧元。