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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9213

17 June 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council/euro
Council gives green light for Slovenia to join euro zone - Five Member States agree to withdraw declaration in support of Lithuania

Brussels, 16/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Friday morning, the EU Council, meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government, had an exchange of views on the convergence reports for Slovenia and Lithuania from the Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB), and gave the green light for Slovenia to join the euro zone. Under pressure from the Commission and the Austrian Presidency, five new Member States, plus Lithuania, withdrew a joint draft declaration requesting that discussion be...

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