31.   Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer has reaffirmed that the economic convergence criteria for European monetary union constitute an indivisible whole and must be strictly observed.

32.   But it was vital that neither the timetable nor the convergence criteria of the Maastricht treaty be changed.

33.   But a more flexible interpretation of the convergence criteria could also let in Finland, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

34.   But Austria was now in a situation which should enable it to meet the EMU convergence criteria, the OECD said.

35.   Delors considers observance of the economic convergence criteria as more important than the actual time-table set for putting the single currency into effect.

36.   Countries taking part must meet certain convergence criteria relating to such points as public deficits and inflation rates.

37.   Fears that European central banks might sell gold to help their governments meet the convergence criteria for a European single currency have depressed gold prices, he said.

38.   Fears that European central banks might sell gold to help their governments meet the convergence criteria for a single currency have depressed gold prices, he said.

39.   Fears that European central banks might sell gold to help their governments meet convergence criteria for a single currency depressed gold prices this week.

40.   Figures published recently by the finance ministry showed that Finland also satisfied the other convergence criteria for inflation, interest rates and monetary stability.