ECB's Trichet on EU and euro area enlargement

In the speech 'Looking at EU and euro area enlargement from a central banker's angle: the views of the ECB' given on 27 February Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said the 10 new EU member states need to show 'high vigilance' on inflation and cut their fiscal deficits as they prepare to eventually adopt the euro.

'While in some countries inflation is currently below the euro area level, inflation dynamics require high vigilance in some of the fastest growing countries,' Trichet said.

'To limit the

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.