The entry ticket for the Economic and Monetary Union and for adopting the single currency is obtained when an EU member country achieves the five nominal convergence criteria stipulated in the Maastricht Treaty. Since the launching of the euro on 1 January 1999 by 11 European Union member...

Joining the European Monetary Union and adopting the unique currency - euro requires the states to meet a set of real and nominal convergence criteria. Although the real convergence criteria are not mentioned in the Treaty of Maastricht, they planned a major contribution to the success of...