Vilnius (AFP) – Lithuania switched over to the euro on Thursday, becoming the last Baltic nation to adopt Europes single currency in a bid to boost stability despite fears of inflation and eurozone debt woes.Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius withdrew his first 10-euro bill ($12) from a Vilnius cash machine after midnight, as the euro currency area gained its 19th member and fireworks signed off a year marked by alarm over Russias role in the Ukraine conflict and its economic crisis.The euro will serve as a guarantee for our economic and political security, he said at a ceremony alongside officials from …read more
Source: Dunya TV
