Brussels, 28/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 25 November, Slovakia joined the second European exchange-rate mechanism (ERM II), the antechamber of the euro. Bratislava thus joins Malta, Cyprus and Latvia (in May 2005), Lithuania, Estonia and Slovenia (in June 2004), all of which countries had decided to link their currency to the euro, together with Denmark. This stage, which will last a minimum of two years, is an indispensable preliminary to joining the common currency, alongside the other...