Latvia joins the euro area
Channel: LatvijasBanka
Date: 2014-01-01

The euro became legal tender in Latvia on 1 January 2014 and Latvia became the 18th member of the euro area. 
The changeover from the lat to the euro which started on the New Year's Day has taken place in line with the plans and without incidents, ATM's have started dispensing euros shortly after  the midnight. Card payments are being processed without glitches.
Half an hour into the New Year Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip, Finance Minister Andris Vilks and Governor of Latvijas Banka Ilmārs Rimšēvičs made their first symbolic ATM withdrawals with euro banknotes.