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Euro becomes the official currency in Lithuania: 19th member of the zone
The Euro entered circulation in Lithuania on New Year, bringing the number of European Union (EU) Member States using the single European currency to 19. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced that Lithuania also joined its banking supervision under the Single Supervisory Mechanism. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesI suppose when you are broke and have nothing, handing over your sovereignty to the EU Commission isn't a big deal. I can see why an empoverished ex-communist basket case would be happy to join the Euro with richer countries underwriting them.
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 09:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 1
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0It's another vote for the EU that will dilute the influence of the UK (if we still have any).
We need to leave asap.
...and the sooner you go the better.......
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 12:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0cause you are starting to sound like THe Clash song SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO NOW!!!!
As someone who lives in a country that uses the Euro all I can say to Lithuania is “you'll be sorry”...............
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 12:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Lithuania welcome to the wealthiest club on Earth!!!!
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 12:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@5
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 12:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They joined the EU in 2004 you dick, the Eurozone is also on the cusp of recession with a growing number of countries becomming more and more sorry that they gave their currency and fiscal autonomy away to Brussels bureaucrats.
You can't generate wealth with an economy in recession, just ask Russia.
I'd be surprised if the EURO is in circulation in a decade. I've long thought this experiment would eventually fail.
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 01:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UK should never have been part of the EU bureaucracy, thank goodness they didn't give up the Pound. It will be easier to break away. I hope they vote to get out next year. It is a drag on the economy and the EU just steals all your money for nothing in return.
Let's hope level heads prevail and UK gets out.
Wow! Lithuania seems to have done a moonlit flit from the Baltic to the Balkans?
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“I'd be surprised if the EURO is in circulation in a decade”
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0lol
so 2008.
@7
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 02:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The dirty (dollar) speaking evil of the kettle black (euro).
hahaha
2008+10=2018
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 02:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 09. You should learn to add dimwit.
@8 Redpol
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 03:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I hadn't noticed that - good spot - lol
@3. Poor shemale halfwit. Have you ever tried being one thing or the other? Have you managed to read http://en.mercopress.com/2015/01/03/dragui-remarks-makes-euro-fall-to-its-lowest-against-the-dollar-since-june-2010 halfwit?
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 04:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh yes, once we've made our dumb politicians believe us by shooting a few (Clegg first), we'll be leaving. You'll sit wherever you are, up to your arse in sand, marsh, swamp, snow, ice, and watch in awe as Britain trades with 178 countries, as well as those intelligent in the 28, and resumes its rightful role. Comparable to the U.S. and China and outstripping Russia. Mind you, it already outstrips Russia.
As a matter of interest, considering the name you use, what connection do you have with Australia? Hoping to board one of those illegal immigrant boats? Already an illegal immigrant? A Chinky that still thinks that communism is the way? It's quite possible that, in the near future, certain countries will be used as test sites to determine the effectiveness of migrant identification, exclusion, expulsion or execution. The UK has a long and excellent history for locating and killing traitors. Problem with the word 'traitors'? Look it up. Almost anyone can be a traitor to Britain. Passing your 'comments' on to the appropriate British organisations should be interesting. And Britain passes information on to appropriate foreign agencies. Guess what. You might already be on a hit list!
11- your addition abilities are truly superhuman. Now we just need to work on your comprehension.
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 04:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 015. I comprehend fine, obviously you don't.
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 05:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Funny how everyone on this forum calls you an idiot.
You'd think one of these times you'd get the hint.
Do you think that them calling me an idiot possibly has something to do with them having strong political opposition to some of my views expressed here ?
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Have you been genuine in any of your last few posts ?
Would you truthfully describe your behavior as fitting of a man or of a bitch ?
I don't think it has anything to do with your political views.
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I have genuinely expressed my opinions
as I always do
My behaviour is nothing but chivalrous, how about yours?
@10 Brasileiro
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 11:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Please explain your twisted logic - thank you.
You dont think it has anything to do with my political views - fine.
Jan 03rd, 2015 - 11:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Although you can note none of the 'RG's' have called me an idiot thus far.
And any time I have been called an idiot its been by someone with contrasting political view, and in a forum regarding a political story, usually preceded by a political disagreement, and followed by an angry nationalistic rant. I could have said the earth is smaller than the sun on this site and there'd have been someone freaking out - usually conqueror, probably saying how the Queen invented the sun to kill Argies.
But very well.
@ 19 No Vestige of a brain
Jan 04th, 2015 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0It seems my nick for you is spot-on!
I always new you are an idiot. Eveybody knows the Sun is smaller than the Earth.
Euro becomes the official currency in Lithuania,
Jan 04th, 2015 - 07:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0see what we mean,
its getting worse and worse.
still,
the French and Germans can afford it,,
and will surely pay for it, after we have gone...
*21 Bye !! Bye!!
Jan 05th, 2015 - 02:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0*22 hello hello.!
Jan 05th, 2015 - 10:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0Balkan ?
Jan 06th, 2015 - 12:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0Baltic !!!
Written in a child's bedroom without a geography globe on the desk, no doubt.
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