Accession to the EU in 2004 meant both currencies were slotted to be replaced by the euro once their respective countries met the criteria for economic convergence and there was the political will to do so.
A adhesión á UE en 2004 significaba que ambas moedas ían ser substituídas polo euro unha vez que os seus respectivos países cumpriran os criterios de converxencia económica e que existe a vontade política para facelo.