Brussels, 02/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Knocked back because an inflation level slightly higher that the reference value required by the Maastricht criteria, Vilnius has seen inflation rise since its candidacy for entry to the euro zone was rejected. “The reference value is now 2.8% and the average level of inflation in Lithuania is 3.4%,” Joaquin Almunia said in the Lithuanian capital on Monday. At a conference entitled “The euro and Lithuania”, the Economic and Monetary Affairs...