Gospodarka nowych państw Unii Europejskiej według kryteriów konwergencji

摘要

The article presents an estimation of preparation level of economies of 10 new Member States of the European Union and Sweden into share in Euro zone. On the basis of official documents of the European Commission — especially report on convergence of 2004 — and statistical data of the Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT) analysed range of fulfilment by selected countries so-called convergence criteria indicating admissible level of inflation, long-term percentage rate, deficit of public sector, public debt and fluctuation of currency rate. Harmonisation of internal legislation on money policy with community law was additionally analysed. It was resulted that none of the countries covered by derogation is able to join the Euro zone, but Poland (and Hungary) belongs to the counties that do not meet any condition of convergence. These situation impacts on perspectives to Poland join the Euro zone. In this context it presented advantages and threats which will be connected with replacing Polish zloty by Euro, simultaneously showing the most important problems need to be solved.