I de efterfølgende fire kapitler (kapitel 3-6) under søges medlemsstaternes udvikling i forhold til hvert af de fire konvergens kriterier, nemlig vedrørende prisstabilitet, den offentlige budgetstilling, valutakurser og de lange rentesatser.
The following four chapters (Chapters 3-6) examine in turn the performance of the Member States in relation to each of the four convergence criteria, concerning price stability, the government budgetary position, exchange rates and longterm interest rates.