| (i) |
elimination
of transaction costs and exchange rate risk for trade, tourism and investment
among participating Member States; |
| (ii) |
low and
fairly uniform interest rates among participating Member States; |
| (iii) |
consolidation
and fuller development of the internal market; |
| (iv) |
promotion
of price stability, sound public finances and sustained low-inflation growth
in participating Member States; |
| (v) |
increased
attractiveness of participating Member States to foreign investment; and |
| (vi) |
a voice
in decisions about the single monetary policy of the Union. |
