Press Release: Eurozone countries in favour of Lithuania euro accession

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Series Details PRES/14/350 (20.06.14)
Publication Date 20/06/2014
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The euro area member states on the 20 June 2014 adopted a recommendation approving a proposal that would enable Lithuania to become the 19th member of the currency union on 1 January 2015.

They agreed with the European Commission's assessment that Lithuania has achieved a high degree of sustainable convergence with the euro area, and that it therefore fulfils the conditions for adopting the euro as its currency.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/143287.pdf
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Lithuania and the euro http://www.europeansources.info/record/lithuania-and-the-euro/
ESO: Background information: Commission assesses eight EU countries’ readiness to join the euro area; proposes that Lithuania join in 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-assesses-eight-eu-countries-readiness-to-join-the-euro-area-proposes-that-lithuania-join-in-2015/
Deutsche Welle, 20.06.14: Why Lithuania wants to join the eurozone http://dw.de/p/1CN1J
The New York Times, 04.06.14: Lithuania Moves Closer to Joining Euro Zone http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/05/business/international/lithuania-moves-closer-to-joining-euro-zone.html

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