Commissioner Potocnik: Historic Day for Slovenia and Europe
Slovenia's member of the European Commission has said that today is "a historic day for Europe and Slovenia" as he commented on the European Commission's decision to recommend that Slovenia be admitted to the eurozone on 1 January 2007.
According to Janez Potocnik, who serves as the European Commissioner for Research and Development, Tuesday's thumbs up for Slovenia's bid to adopt the euro is recognition for "a job well done to those who steered monetary policy in the country".
He added that it was also a sign that the EU's enlargement on to ten new members in 2004 was a success.
Potocnik explained that the Commission took its decision on Slovenia's euro-readiness "unanimously and without debate".
Slovenia's path to introducing the euro now has very few hurdles, he said, but pointed out that Slovenia must not let down its guard in ensuring sustainability of its public finances in the future.
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