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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Without some savings, says Laurence Boone at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, France will not meet its 3% deficit target until 2014, a year later than planned.

美银美林的劳伦斯·布恩(Laurence Boone)说，如果不节省一下，法国就不可能在2014年之前完成3%的赤字目标，这比计划的要晚一年。

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He insists that he will meet 2011 targets of a 6% deficit and 1.3% growth.

他坚持2011年的赤字目标将相当于GDP的6%，并获得1.3%经济增长。

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They are in any case sceptical that Spain can meet its targets for cutting the deficit in the teeth of a recession that is harsher than expected.

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This situation has taken a turn for the worse as Greece will apparently not meet its deficit targets this year.

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The European Union sovereign debt situation during the weekend took a turn for the worse as reports said Greece will not meet its deficit targets this year.

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