BNS: EU launches excessive deficit procedure against Lithuania
VILNIUS, May 13, BNS - The European Commission on Wednesday launched an excessive deficit procedure against Lithuania, Commission representatives confirmed to BNS.
Lithuania's public sector deficit reached 3.2 percent of GDP in 2008, breaching the 3 percent limit set out in the Stability and Growth Pact. The country's deficit was close to the reference value, but it cannot be regarded as exceptional and temporary.