A cashier holds a euro banknote as she serves a customer at a shop in Vilnius
A cashier holds a euro banknote as she serves a customer at a shop in Vilnius January 1, 2015. Lithuania joined the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, hoping to anchor itself in Europe as its former master Russia flexes its military muscle in the region. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)