WARSAW, Poland — The head of Poland's central bank says his country remains "strongly committed" to adopting the euro currency though he said it wouldn't be wise to set a specific target date yet.
Marek Belka spoke Friday in Warsaw at a conference organized by the National Bank of Poland.
Poland is the largest of the new EU member states from the former eastern bloc. Support for EU membership remains high in Poland despite the troubles in the eurozone.
Belka said it was impossible to ignore the debt crisis gripping the eurozone. However, he said "Poland remains strongly committed to join the euro area.
Though he said "it wouldn’t be wise to determine a specific date" he stressed Poland must still prepare itself for the eventual change.
