Photographer: Petras Malukas
Lithuania's entry into the euro area
Algirdas Butkevičius, Lithuanian Prime Minister, and Taavi Rõivas, Estonian Prime Minister, participated in the ceremony organised in Vilnius to celebrate Lithuania's entry into the euro area, which became the 19th Member of the euro area. The two Prime Ministers notably made their first cash withdrawal in euro from a cash machine of the Lithuanian capital.
The previous national currency, the litas, was phased out during a transitional two-week dual circulation period when both currencies had legal tender status in the country. Lithuania's adoption of the euro took place on the 15th anniversary of the launch of the euro in 1999. 19 Member States and 337 million Europeans shared henceforth the same currency.
Video projection on the frontage of the Cathedral of Vilnius for the final countdown to ...
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P-026774
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31/12/2014
Video projection on the frontage of the Cathedral of Vilnius for the final countdown to ...
Reference:
P-026774
Date:
31/12/2014
Video projection on the frontage of the Cathedral of Vilnius for the final countdown to ...
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P-026774
Date:
31/12/2014
Video projection of 1-euro coins on the frontage of the Nordea Bank in Vilnius
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P-026774
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31/12/2014
A poster to inform Lithuanian people on the Lithuania's entry into the euro area
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P-026774
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31/12/2014
Video projection of the euro sign (€) on the frontage of a building in Vilnius
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P-026774
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31/12/2014
Video projection of the euro sign (€) on the frontage of a building in Vilnius
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P-026774
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31/12/2014
Taavi Rõivas, Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, Algirdas ...
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P-026774
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01/01/2015
Taavi Rõivas, Rimantas Šadzius, Lithuanian Minister for Finance, Algirdas Butkevičius and ...
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P-026774
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01/01/2015
Algirdas Butkevičius, Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, ...
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P-026774
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01/01/2015
Algirdas Butkevičius, Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, ...
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P-026774
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01/01/2015
Speech by Algirdas Butkevičius, in the foreground, in the presence of Taavi Rõivas, in the ...
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01/01/2015
Algirdas Butkevičius, in the centre, holding a 10-euro note, and Janina Butkevičius, his ...
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P-026774
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01/01/2015
Algirdas Butkevičius, holding a 10-euro note
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P-026774
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01/01/2015
Rimantas Šadzius, Lithuanian Minister for Finance, holding a 10-euro note, next to a cash ...
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P-026774
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01/01/2015
Taavi Rõivas, on the left, and Rimantas Šadzius, Lithuanian Minister for Finance, both ...
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01/01/2015
Fireworks above an illuminated Christmas tree, celebrating the New Year
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P-026774
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01/01/2015