11.   Jospin says the Socialists are pro-euro but would not sacrifice employment and standards of living simply to match the single currency criteria.

12.   Jospin said he was pro-Europe but that he would not abandon social cohesion to meet the European single currency criteria.

13.   Kohl said in an interview in the Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag that Germany would fulfill all single currency criteria on time.

14.   That means Denmark meets the currency criteria, despite having higher official inflation than Britain which misses the target.

15.   The Germans, who are already concerned about abandoning the strong and stable Deutsche mark, insist the single currency criteria not be relaxed.

16.   Waigel had proposed to make profits from the revaluation available to the government this year to help Germany meet the currency criteria.

17.   Waigel had initially wanted to have profits from the revaluation available to the government this year to help Germany meet the currency criteria.

18.   The spokesman spoke of growing threats to government budget plans, respect for the single currency criteria and from a possible international interest rate rise.