Second: it is important that the new Member States join as soon as possible, and therefore there can be no interpretation, above all in the matter of inflation, sustainability and t
he reference level, which would in practice postpone for a long time the accession of the new Member States, which are still lagging behind the EU economic average, and are thus still in the process of catching up in term
s of wage and price levels. This is a point on which Mr Kozlík has given a very good explanation
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Deuxièmement, il est essentiel que les nouveaux États membres adhèrent dès que possible. Dès lors, il ne peut y avoir la moindre interprétation, surtout en matière d’inflation, de durabilité et de niveau de référence, qui, d’un point de vue pratique, reporterait à une date ultérieure lointaine l’adhésion des nouveaux États membres.