Adoption of the Euro coming in 2012?

Economists on the other hand, believe this should take place much sooner. "We would have capital E and small e at the same time. The adoption of the Euro would take place at the same time as the organization of the European Football Championship Euro 2012 by Poland and Ukraine," said Gilowska. She went on to say that for the time being it is hard to predict whether the adoption of the EU currency and the organization of the sports event would strengthen or weaken each other. "I can honestly explain to you that from the point of view of macroeconomic parameters there should be no obstacles," said Gilowska. Experts stress that prior to introducing the Euro in Poland, the country must not only meet Maastricht criteria, but also carry out reforms to facilitate the retention of Polish entrepreneur competitiveness on the EU market. They also believe that so far the government is making moves in the opposite direction to adopting a common currency, due to increasing social expenditures. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.