VILNIUS: Lithuania switched over to the euro on Thursday, becoming the last Baltic nation to adopt Europe's single currency in a bid to boost stability despite fears of inflation and eurozone debt woes.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius withdrew his first 10-euro bill ($12) from a Vilnius cash machine after midnight, as the euro currency area gained its 19th member and fireworks signed off a year marked by alarm over Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict and its economic crisis.

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