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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9186

6 May 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/emu
Joaquin Almunia meets Lithuanian finance minister

Brussels, 05/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - Analysis of Slovenia's and Lithuania's respect of the convergence criteria is continuing, but the door looks tightly locked for Lithuania which seems increasingly unlikely to join the euro on 1 January 2007. Interviewed on Friday afternoon, Joaquin Almunia said he had met the Lithuanian finance minister, Zigmantas Balcytis, on Friday morning to discuss the two options, either a positive assessment or a decision that Lithuania does not meet the criteria...

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