Endnu en gang bekræftes borgernes frygt i mange stater, nemlig at i betragtning af den dårlige økonomiske situation vil kun få stater kunne opfylde stabilitetskriterierne, og at man samtidig desværre kun i et vist omfang har gjort sig tanker om det meget vigtige spørgsmål om en stabilisering af valutakurserne mellem ins og outs.
Yet again, the fears of citizens in many Member States are being borne out: that in view of the poor economic situation, only a few countries will be able to meet the stability criteria; and, at the same time, that the vital question of the stabilization of exchange rates between the'ins' and the'outs' is unfortunately only now beginning to be addressed.