Sobesedilo: ker je v skladu s členom 109j(2) Pogodbe na podlagi poročil o napredku, ki so ga države članice dosegle pri izpolnjevanju svojih obveznosti glede uresničevanja EMU, ki sta jih predložila Komisija in Evropski monetarni inštitut, Svet 1. maja 1998 ocenil, ali posamezna država izpolnjuje potrebne pogoje za uvedbo enotne valute, in priporočil Svetu v sestavi voditeljev držav ali vlad naslednje ugotovitve

Sobesedilo: Whereas, in accordance with Article 109j(2) of the Treaty, on the basis of reports presented by the Commission and the European Monetary Institute on the progress made in the fulfilment by the Member States of their obligations regarding the achievement of EMU, the Council has assessed on 1 May 1998, for each Member State, whether it fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency and has recommended to the Council, meeting in the composition of the Heads of State or Government, the following findings