Lithuania joins euro

By Euronews

Published on 02/01/2015 - 08:04•Updated 09/12/2019 - 10:08

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Lithuania joined the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, hoping to anchor itself in Europe as its former master Russia flexes its military muscle in the region.

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