08/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 8 June, the Ecofin Council adopted a recommendation on the adoption of the single currency by Estonia. In line with the views of the Commission and the European Central Bank, EU finance ministers felt that Estonia met the Maastricht criteria and that it could, then, join the euro area with effect from 1 January 2011. A letter from the chairwoman of the Ecofin Council will be sent to the President of the European Council, with the leaders of member...