PowerPoint pristatymas. Lietuva - priėmimas į euro zoną. Outline. Lithuania in the 1990’s. The EU Accession Process. Why euro? Benefits. Costs. Convergence Criteria. Economic convergence criteria. The main challenge for Lithuania – satisfying the inflation criterion. The main factors that influence fast inflation process in Lithuania. Resistance of society. No exact date. Euro fever. Lack of information. Price jump. Benefits? Yes, but not for us… What was (not) heard…