As Eastern Europe limps out of recession, enthusiasm for euro accession appears to be building. In a speech yesterday, Hungarian PM Gordon Bajnai said that his country should adopt the euro ‘as soon as possible’ and, much to our surprise, Estonia looks increasingly likely to meet the Masstricht Criteria in time for EMU accession next year. But can the euro rescue Eastern Europe?
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