Lithuania becomes the 19th Member State to adopt the euro

• A successful euro changeover in Lithuania, Press release, 16/01/2015
• The euro changeover in Lithuania is reaching its final stage, Press release, 12/01/2015
• Lithuanians are getting used to euro cash, Press release, 08/01/2015
• A successful start for the euro changeover in Lithuania. Press release, 06/01/2015
• Lithuania becomes the 19th Member State to adopt the euro. Press release, 31/12/2014
• Lithuania and the euro

Survey results

Opinion polls on changeover

• Flash Eurobarometer 412(4 MB)   Lithuania after the euro changeover. (January 2015)
• Summary(2 MB)  
• Dual circulation period in Lithuania, daily tracking factsheet(110 kB)   (January 2015)
• Factsheet. Flash Eurobarometer 409(568 kB) Prior to the dual circulation period in Lithuania (December 2014)
• Flash Eurobarometer 402 Introduction of the euro in Lithuania (September 2014)
• Summary
• Flash Eurobarometer 400 (April 2014) – Public opinion on the euro in Lithuania and other newer Member States, which have not yet adopted the euro
• Summary
• IP/14/2702 Support for the single currency has risen, most strikingly in Lithuania (December 2014)

Practical preparations

Lithuania's practical preparations for the changeover to the euro are now complete.

Following the Commission's first assessment  , published in July on Lithuania's practical preparations for introducing the euro, the Commission on 21 November assessed in its second report  further progress made until the end of September 2014.

The report addresses in particular the preparations for the introduction of euro cash, the measures put in place for protecting consumers in the changeover period, such as the "Memorandum on Good Business Practice upon the Introduction of the Euro", and the communication campaign.

The Commission concluded that Lithuania's preparations were overall well advanced, while recommending further efforts in some areas during the final phase of the changeover.

Lithuania has ordered 370 million euro coins bearing their national sides and 132 million euro banknotes of various denominations for the introduction of euro cash.

The Lithuanian Central Bank, Bank of Lithuania, on 1 October started to provide commercial banks with euro cash ("frontloading"). Commercial banks' major clients were scheduled to receive euro cash as of 1 December 2014. Starter kits have started to be sold to citizens and retailers on 1 December 2014 as well. The starter kits each contain a mix of all Lithuanian euro coins denominations. Value of one kit is EUR 11.59 for citizens and EUR 111.00 or EUR 200.00 for retailers

Documents

• 21 November 2014. Fifteenth report on the practical preparations for the future enlargement of the euro area  
• 23 July 2013. Fourteenth report on the practical preparations (87 kB)