Central Bank of Lithuania on Euro adoption
Already on the first day of 2015, when the euro will be adopted in Lithuania, the residents will be provided with the opportunities to exchange their currency: apart from the ATM network, it is projected that about 40 commercial bank branches will operate in all counties as well as the Cash Offices of the Bank of Lithuania — in Vilnius and Kaunas.
“Usually bank branches do not work on January 1st; however, we have agreed with banks that, after the adoption of the euro on the first day of the next year, conditions will be created to exchange currency in all county centres. Al least one bank branch will operate there. Beside usual work on January 2nd, many more bank branches will operate on the first weekend of the New Year than usual,” says Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania. On January 3rd, Saturday, almost half, on January 4th, Sunday, — one-fifth of commercial bank branches will operate.
Source: Central Bank of the Republic of Lithuania – Central Bank of Lithuania on Euro adoption
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