71.   He said it would be a mistake to subject EU countries to draconian criteria before they joint the euro zone.

72.   He ruled out the very concept of a member of the euro zone leaving it.

73.   His comments echoed the general sentiment in France and throughout the euro zone, where the single currency has slipped smoothly into daily use.

74.   However, the European Commission said most of the early reports from across the euro zone were positive.

75.   IG Metall officially announced its demands on Monday, sending an important signal not to other sectors of industry in Germany, but across the entire euro zone.

76.   IG Metall officially announced its demands on Monday, sending an important signal not only to other sectors of industry in Germany, but across the entire euro zone.

77.   Indeed, the German economy, the biggest in the euro zone, was likely to stagnate in the first quarter of the current year, he warned.

78.   Inflation in the euro zone is expected to stabilize at an annual rate of under two percent in the second half of the year.

79.   Isle of Wight, part of Britain, is not a member of the euro zone.

80.   Fosler expressed greater optimism about the euro zone than do most European analysts, who see a turnaround coming in the second half of the year.