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Mixed views

Although governments seem keen to speed ahead with the process, a Commission survey has shown that citizens take a more mixed view. Forty percent of people in the new member states believe that the introduction of the euro will be "positive" for them, whilst a higher percentage (45 percent) think it will be negative. And many are concerned about the impact on prices after anecdotal evidence of large price rises in the countries that adopted the euro in 2002.
although – ačkoli government – vláda to seem – vypadat, zdát se to be keen – usilovat o to speed – urychlit (to spead ahead – rychle pokračovat kupředu) survey – průzkum citizen – občan

to take a view – mít názor to believe – věřit whilst – zatímco

higher –vyšší to be concerned about – obávat se impact – dopad

evidence – důkaz rise – vzrůst

Obliged to join
All ten member states are obliged by the terms of their accession treaty to join the single currency, although less than half of the citizens know this, according to the survey.
Before joining, they must pass a series of economic hurdles, testing the stability of their currency and the state of their economies.
to be obliged – být zavázán, být povinen to join – připojit, spojit by the terms – podmínkami accession treaty – smlouva o přistoupení although – ačkoli according – podle survey -průzkum to pass – projít (čím), složit (zkoušku apod.) hurdle – překážka currency – měna state of – stav čeho

But the new member states have very different target dates for joining. Estonia hopes to join in mid 2006, to be followed in January 2007 by Cyprus, Lithuania and Slovenia. Latvia, Malta and Slovakia aim to join in around 2008, Poland and the Czech Republic in 2009 and finally Hungary in 2010. Sweden, Denmark and the UK have decided against joining the euro. Even with the "big bang" approach, there will be a short period in which both "old currencies" and the euro will circulate.

different – odlišný target – cíl target date – cílové datum

to hope – doufat mid – uprostřed to follow – následovat to aim – mířit, mít cíl around – okolo finally – konečně, nakonec to decide – rozhodnout se short – krátký in which – ve kterém both …and – obě, jak … tak

Připravuje Markéta Frýbová

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