Latvia Joining The Eurozone As 18th Member

Politics ♦ Published: June 28, 2013; 14:19 ♦ (Vindobona)

Today the heads of states and governments of the European Union gave their blessing to Latvia’s entry to the Eurozone in 2014.

Latvia Joining The Eurozone As 18th Member / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Blackfish [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

The Baltic State will become the 18th member of the single currency union, President of the EU Counil Herman Van Rompuy announced via Twitter.

The Eurozone’s Finance Ministers still have to give their green light for the introduction of the Euro in Latvia. Last week, the Eurogroup made a recommendation

Van Rompuy has congratulated the country for the…