Q. Lithuania is introducing the euro from January 1, 2015. How have you prepared for this?
A. Almost immediately after the introduction of the litas in 1993, we pegged it to the dollar. For such a small country, it is too luxurious to have our own monetary policy. We are an open economy, we are exporting and importing a lot, so we are dependent on the [economic health] of our counterparts, and one of our main partners in trade exchange is the eurozone.