Udviklingen over referenceperioden fra april 1999 til marts 2000 er derfor vurderet i lyset af udviklingen i de langfristede rentesatser gennem 1990'erne og de væsentligste faktorer bag rentespændene i forhold til EU-landene med de laveste lange renter .
Therefore , developments over the reference period from April 1999 to March 2000 are reviewed in the context of the path of long-term interest rates during the 1990s and the main factors underlying differentials vis-à-vis those interest rates prevailing in the EU countries with the lowest long-term rates .