Poland will enter euro zone when it's safe - PM Tusk
“We will enter the euro zone when it is safe, that means when Poland is prepared,” said PM Donald Tusk at a press conference on Monday.
The statement follows the recent suggestion by NBP head Marek Belka, who last week said that Poland should reconsider joining the euro zone due to the recent crisis in Ukraine.
“The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with adopting the European currency,” Tusk said, however. “Risks tied to the Ukrainian crisis are tied to a totally different context.”
The PM reminded that currently, the biggest obstacle, apart from not meeting all of the Maastricht Treaty criteria, is the Polish constitution which currently states that Polish Złoty is the only legal and binding currency in Poland. This would have to be changed and to do so, at least three fifths of the MPs in Sejm would have to be in favor of such change.
