Rådets formand, den britiske finansminister Gordon Brown, fremlagde Rådets anbefaling og mindede om, at de 11 udvalgte lande havde forpligtet sig til disciplin og stabilitet.
Presenting the recommendation, Mr Brown, President of the Council, reminded the House that the 11 countries adopting the single cur­rency had given undertakings in relation to dis­cipline and stability.