Brussels tells new members not to rush into euro

BELGIUM - Brussels may be holding open the door to 10 new European Union members in 2004 but there were warnings yesterday that the candidate countries should not rush to join the euro.

The 10 new EU members have agreed to join the single currency at the earliest possibility, reported the Financial Times, but economists believe some countries would be better off to wait before taking the leap.

Slovenia, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta and the Baltic states are expected to be among the first to join the

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