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Dombrovskis said that the actions of this group's members leads to many doubts. ''At a time when these so-called supporters of the lat are yelling against the euro at Saeima, their income declarations show that their savings are in the euro currency. It is clear that this group has different motives,'' the prime minister said, but did not specify what these motives might be, informs LETA.

At the same time, the prime minister also criticized the idea of organizing a referendum on the euro, emphasizing that Latvia already voted for this when it voted to join the European Union.

As reported, earlier this week, three Saeima members from Harmony Center – Nikolajs Kabanovs, Aleksandrs Sakovskis and Igors Melnikovs – established a support group for Latvia's national currency – the lat.

The group will discuss the euro adoption date and the conditions of Latvia's accession to the euro.

Kabanovs pointed out that Latvia's society is currently dissatisfied and skeptical about the adoption of the euro. The group will attract experts and diplomats, including from other European Union countries, to discuss the introduction of the euro in Latvia. The first meeting could be held already this month, he explained.

The MPs also promised to inform the community about "interesting findings."

LETA also reported, Latvia is planning to adopt the euro on January 1, 2014.

On December 4, the Saeima Budget and Finance Committee approved the euro implementation bill in principle; the parliament is to vote on the bill in the final reading on January 31.