Luxembourg, 20/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 20 June, the Ecofin Council gave the formal go-ahead to Lithuania's joining the eurozone on 1 January 2015.
The head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said after a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Thursday (see EUROPE 11102 and 11094): “This is a well-deserved achievement for Lithuania, after an impressive convergence process and remarkable re-emergence from the financial crisis”. Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas...