The quick and dirty way into Emu

During the 1990s central European countries were taught that patience, self-discipline and the narrow road to convergence was the only way to qualify for Emu membership. It was a sign of progress when increased confidence in local currencies drove dollars and Deutschmarks off the streets of Prague, Budapest and Warsaw. That's what the European Central Bank wants them to believe. But the Czechs and Croatians now suspect that by dumping their own currencies for the euro straightaway, they can take a short cut into Emu. The ECB is desperately looking for a way to stop them. Laura Covill reports.