De rettigheder og forpligtelser , der gælder i forbindelse med indførelsen af euroen som fælles valuta , gælder ikke for disse lande .
ECOFIN : see EU Council Economic and Monetary Union ( EMU ) : the process which leads EU Member States to harmonise their economic and monetary policies and to create a single currency . The Maastricht Treaty provided for EMU to be achieved in three stages : in the first stage ( 1 July 1990 to 31 December 1993 ) , Member States established the free movement of capital between their respective territories , with closer coordination of economic policies and closer cooperation between central banks ;