21.   Persistent squabbles among EU nations have left questions about when and how to decide which countries qualify to adopt the currency.

22.   At Okinawa nine countries had qualified for debt relief.

23.   European leaders will decide in May which countries will qualify for the euro, which debuts next year.

24.   Few countries have qualified.

25.   However, the Maastricht treaty says countries can still qualify as long as they are bringing their debt down toward the target.

26.   In Portugal, Greece and Ireland, the whole country qualified.

27.   It will take a calculator to figure out which countries qualify for the European Soccer Championships.

28.   John Taylor, under Treasury secretary for international affairs, said only the poorest countries would qualify for the grants and that other loan programs would be unaffected.

29.   Romanian leaders are hopeful Clinton will tell them that their country will soon qualify for NATO membership.

30.   Soccer is a national obsession in Vietnam, even though the country never has qualified for the World Cup.