On 2 May 1998 the Council of the European Union -- in the composition of Heads of State or Government -- unanimously decided that 11 Member States had fulfilled the conditions necessary for the participation in the third stage of EMU and the adoption of the single currency on 1 January 1999 .
aastal ühehäälselt , et üksteist liikmesriiki on täitnud vajalikud tingimused EMU kolmandas etapis osalemiseks ning ühisraha kasutuselevõtuks 1 . jaanuaril 1999 .