Convergence criteria: four criteria must be met by each EU Member State before it can adopt the euro: a stable price level, sound public finances (a limited deficit against GDP and a limited level of debt against GDP), a stable exchange rate and low and stable long-term interest rates.
Critéir um chóineasú: is gá do gach Ballstát den AE ceithre chritéar a shásamh sular féidir leis glacadh leis an euro: praghasleibhéal cobhsaí, airgeadas poiblí fónta (easnamh teoranta in aghaidh OTI agus leibhéal teoranta fiachais in aghaidh OTI), ráta malairte cobhsaí agus rátaí úis fadtéarmacha a bheith íseal agus cobhsaí.