If this does not happen he warned, "not all countries can compete at an equal level - especially with some of them running with boots full of sand".
Sekojot Eiropadomes 21. jūnija lēmumam, ES finanšu ministri, Eiropas Parlamenta atbalstīti, 10. jūlijā pieņēma formālu lēmumu eiro ļaut ieviest Kiprai un Maltai.