Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė expects ‘respectful’ EU-US discussions on trade
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė expects “respectful discussions” between the European Union and the United States on trade. […]
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Lithuania and Europe: the European Union should be called European Commonwealth
With the evolution of changing identity and history’s repeating challenges in mind, let’s take a sober look at Lithuania’s position in Europe. Lithuania is an independent state the citizens of which constitute a political nation. […]
Foreign affairs
Danish PM coming to Lithuania next week
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is coming to Lithuania next Monday. […]
European Union
Lithuania not glad about Brexit, but expects further cooperation with UK – Linkevičius
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that Lithuania is not glad that the United Kingdom has started the process of exiting the European Union, but it hopes that the two countries will maintain close ties after Brexit. […]
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Kirkilas – Multi-Speed EU is no bogeyman
The European Union‘s foundation agreement marks its 60th anniversary on March 25. It was signed by just six states then. Today the Union is comprised of 27 states and around 500 million citizens. The 60th […]
Defence
Defence Resource Council backs centralized defense system acquisitions
The Defence Ministry’s Defence Resource Council on Friday gave a green light to the reform of the defence system, with a centralized procurement agency being the main focus. […]
European Union
President: EU treaties shouldn’t be revised in debates on multiple-speed Europe
Amid the discussions among European Union (EU) leaders on a multiple-speed community with different levels of integration, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday suggested that fundamental treaties should not be amended. […]
Defence
Scope of national security threats changing – Chair of Committee
The scope of national security threats is changing with the European Union and NATO becoming the main target, the head of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence said on Wednesday after a meeting at the State Security Department. […]
European Union
Need for support to cohesion remains stable – EC member in Vilnius
European Commissioner Corina Cretu in charge of regional policies has said in Vilnius that the European Union’s (EU) budget would become smaller after Brexit, however, the need to support reduction of social exclusion remains. […]
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ForMin Linkevičius’ post-Brexit wish to UK: Preserve “what has been created”
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said that the United Kingdom should not start its relations from zero after leaving the European Union (EU), suggesting to “preserve that has been created.” […]
Foreign affairs
EC envoy: Populists, Russia, ISIS group aims to destroy Europe
The European Union (EU) is currently faced with pressure from populists, Russia and the ISIS group that aim to create the atmosphere of fear and chaos, says the European Commission‘s (EC) representative in Lithuania Arnoldas Pranckevičius. […]
Foreign affairs
Ukraine’s speaker calls for stronger cooperation in Baltic-Black Sea format
Ukraine‘s Parliamentary Speaker Andriy Parubiy has suggested stepping up cooperation in the format of countries of the Baltic and the Black Seas, also calling for Lithuanian support for visa-free travels to the European Union. […]
Economy
Candidate for Minister of Economy plans to ready for end of EU support
Jonava District Mayor Mindaugas Sinkevičius, candidate for Lithuania’s economy minister, says one of his main priorities would be preparations for the decline in European Union (EU) support after 2020. In his words, the country should reinforce its economy to cushion the shock. […]
Opinion
Eurasian Economic Union – reality or fiction?
Operating since 2015, the Eurasian Economic Union formed (EEU) over a relatively short period of time, and passed through all three stages of integration – from the customs union established in 2010 to the single market in 2012, culminating with the integrated economic union, which included coordination of the individual state economic policies starting in 2015. In principle, this inclusive structure and institutional framework is very similar to the European Union (EU), the difference being that the latter’s integration process, covering not only the single internal market but also various policies, took place over almost 40 years. The integration process arises from the bottom up. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas calls on EU to continue sanctions against Russia
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday passed a resolution calling on the European Union to continue its sanctions on Russia over the country’s aggression in Ukraine. […]
European Union
EU states have different ties with Russia but united on actions in Syria – Grybauskaitė
Leaders of European Union (EU) member-states are united on the stance on the Russian actions in Syria, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, adding that the discussions in Brussels were not easy. […]
Politics
Abromavičius, Šimonytė, Ušackas and Pavilionis among conservatives’ candidates for ministers
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democratic announced that the party’s leader Gabrielius Landsbergis would be the prime minister, if the party is involved in formation of the government after the upcoming elections. […]
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Lithuania shouldn’t turn its back on Visegrad states
Passive stance that the European Union has taken toward Brexit is bringing it ever closer to other similar crises, political philosopher Alvydas Jokubaitis told LRT.lt. He is convinced that the Visegrad states are striving to demonstrate their position of how to save the EU and Lithuania’s turning its back on them can eventually cost dearly. […]
European Union
Europe needs unity as never before – Grybauskaitė after meeting Merkel
Europe needs unity more than ever before, as it is challenged by crisis of identity and confidence, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting in Berlin with Germany‘s Chancellor Angela Merkel and four other leaders in the run-up to European Union (EU) summit. […]