Brussels, 08/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 7 April, the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee was virtually unanimous in its desire for Lithuania to join the euro.
Adopting a draft report by Werner Langen (EPP, Germany), the MEPs said that Vilnius meets the three main criteria laid down in the Maastricht Treaty for joining the euro - the public deficit is expected to fall from 2.7% of GDP in 2013 to 2.3% in 2014; public debt will increase from 39.5% to 42.2% of GDP...