... Communities; ii) thecommon foreign and security policy, and iii) justice and homeaffairs/police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. January 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European ... Council agrees on the Stability and Growth Pact.May 1998 Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, theNetherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland are considered to fulfil thenecessary ... Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, theNetherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland) would therefore participate in StageThree of EMU.27Given their special status, Denmark and the United...