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Poland renews pledge to join euro early

By Jan Cienski in Warsaw, Thomas Escritt in Budapest, Tony Barber in Brussels and Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt

Published: March 2 2009 21:40 | Last updated: March 2 2009 21:40

Poland on Monday renewed its commitment to bid for rapid accession to the eurozone amid signs the financial crisis has prompted European Union leaders to consider shortening the entry process.

Warsaw’s declaration came after Sunday’s EU summit, where some leaders indicated they would think over Hungarian proposals for reducing the two-year period candidates spent in the exchange rate mechanism-2 preparing for euro entry.

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