أي بعبارة اخرى فإن صناع القرار في اوروبا تغاضوا في نهايةالمطاف عن المتطلبات الرئيسة للاتحاد النقدي في منطقة اقتصادية متنوعة:
The euro quickly became the world’s second most importantcurrency, and it proved to be a shield against external financialturbulence. Optimism soared and prudence fled – reflected inpremature eurozone membership for countries like Greece, as well asin the gap between the pace of EU enlargement and that ofinstitutional integration.