For the attention of the media: applications for accreditation are welcome to the official event celebrating the adoption of the euro

On 14 January, an official celebration marking the introduction of the euro will be held at the Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania, with the participation of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis. Media representatives willing to attend the press conference or make photographs of the welcome of the guests may apply for accreditation.

The guests of the event are expected to arrive at 6.00 pm., and the press conference is scheduled to begin 6.10 pm. Media representatives are invited to come to the venue at least an hour before the event and access the Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania through the Western Gate.

The guest welcome will be held at the Terminal, and the press conference – at the Third Mannerist-style Antechamber. Please note that media representatives have to choose between the three press pools – there will be no possibility to migrate from one press pool to another in the course of the event.

For the accreditation, Lithuanian media representatives will have to provide the following required details: the name, personal identification number, the media represented and the desired press pool.

For the accreditation, foreign media representatives will have to provide the following required details: the name, birth date, the citizenship, media represented and the desired press pool.

The required details are welcome at [email protected] by 9 January.