În situația economică actuală, României i-ar trebui 10 ani să ajungă sănătoasă în anticamera Zonei Euro • Newsweek România

Vasile Puşcaş, Romania's chief negotiator with the EU from 2000 to 2004, states that the country needs a decade to stabilize economically and politically before joining the Eurozone. He emphasizes the current economic and socio-political disarray, suggesting that the goal of Eurozone integration should be a national project, clearly defined and pursued. Puşcaş criticizes the past focus on merely obtaining EU funds rather than using them for coherent development policies. He believes that only recently has there been a shift towards viewing EU funds as investment sources for infrastructure and social projects.