Hungary abandoned its attempt to join when it became clear it would not meet the public-finance criteria for joining, which include a budget deficit below 3% of GDP.

欧元区准入标准之一包括预算赤字低于GDP的3%，在明确自己将不会达到这一标准之后，匈牙利放弃了加入计划。

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I set a goal of cutting the deficit in half by 2009, and we are ahead of pace to meet that goal.

我设置了一个目标，到2009年赤字减到一半，而且为实现该目标，我们提前了步伐。

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What is clear is that Portugal is in a very bad way economically, and is not going to meet its deficit targets this year without further Herculean budget cuts.

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But if the foreign resources are badly employed, or if the current-account deficit grows too fast, a country may not be able to meet its obligations to foreign creditors.

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Antonis Samaras, the Greek prime minister, started a European charm offensive with an appeal to Germans for more time to meet targets for deficit cuts.

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