Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia yesterday (27 June) became the first EU newcomers to join the "exchange-rate mechanism" (ERM-2), paving the way for them to join the euro as early as 2007.
The decision was taken at a highly secretive meeting in Brussels on Sunday, involving officials from the 12 eurozone countries, the European Central Bank, Den...
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