European Parliament 28 February 2000, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0511/00 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Disrespect for EU law by Member States.

The Commission views the above mechanical simulations as upper limits on the likely scope for sustained inflation divergence in EMU. Nevertheless, in the economic management of the euro area it is very important to recognise that persistent inflation differences may be warranted in view of longer-term structural forces.