21.   The one near-certainty is that the U.K. will not join the euro, as the currency is known, at inception.

22.   The Socialist leader said France should be allowed to join the euro without such measures.

23.   The U.K. government said it will hold a referendum on whether to join the euro after deciding whether or not to recommend membership.

24.   These companies, along with Nestle and others, have called for Britain to commit itself to joining the euro.

25.   Poland has good, long-term prospects for bringing its economy in line with Western Europe and eventually joining the euro, the German central bank said Thursday.

26.   Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he is inclined to join the euro when economic conditions are right, a date which remains vaguely in the future.

27.   Public opinion has been fairly evenly divided, although an increasing number of people regard Britain joining the euro as inevitable.

28.   Poland has good, long-term prospects for bringing its economy in line with Western Europe and eventually joining the euro, the German central bank head said Thursday.

29.   A senior aide to Treasury chief Gordon Brown has warned that political pressures should not be allowed to hijack the economic debate over whether Britain should join the euro.

30.   A senior Treasury aide chief Gordon Brown has warned that political pressures should not be allowed to hijack the economic debate over whether Britain should join the euro.