Latvia becomes the 18th Member State to adopt the euro

EU News 543/2013

IP/13/1307
Brussels, 31 December 2013

After Latvia adopts the euro at midnight tonight – on the 15th anniversary of the launch of the euro in 1999 – 18 Member States and 333 million Europeans will share the same currency. This is a major achievement for Latvia and for the euro area as a whole. Tomorrow, Latvians will start withdrawing euro cash and paying for their purchases in euro. This has been made possible thanks to thorough preparations ahead of the introduction of the single currency.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1307_en.htm?locale=en

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