The single currency has become more visible than ever. All technical preparations are now politically agreed.
All guarantees are now in place to make the euro one of the strongest currencies in the world.
The single currency is a palpable reality. The Dublin summit also identified a broad range of measures to be implemented at the national and EU level to boost employment and to combat organized crime. It also agreed on the legal framework for the use of euro , guaranteeing legal certainty and continuity for banks and businesses after 1999 in terms of financial obligations drawn up in national currencies. The EU leaders also met with their counterparts from the applicant countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus to discuss a range of subjects, including drug trafficking and organized crime. The official conclusions of the Dublin European Council are available electronically through the EU's Europa server.