1.   The other countries that currently meet the treaty criteria are Germany and Luxembourg.

2.   Speaking to the meeting, Kohl said he is for sticking exactly to the Maastricht treaty criteria.

3.   Speaking to the meeting Tuesday, Kohl again said he is for sticking exactly to the Maastricht treaty criteria.

4.   For a country to qualify for the single currency under the Maastricht treaty criteria, the ratio must be limited to three percent.

5.   For a country to qualify for a single currency under the Maastricht treaty criteria, the ratio must be limited to three percent.

6.   In early November, the minister had already said that Germany would meet the treaty criteria as of this year.

7.   Along with Luxembourg, it is the only EU member state currently meeting Maastricht treaty convergence criteria for a single currency.

8.   Miller noted that Poland, Lithuania and EU countries have been unanimous in saying there will be no exceptions in applying EU law and the Schengen treaty criteria.

9.   The government is struggling to bring deficits down in order to meet the Maastricht treaty criteria for the launch of a single European currency.

10.   The government is struggling to bring deficits down to meet the Maastricht treaty criteria for the launch of a single European currency.