Linas Linkevičius
European Union

Lithuanian leadership sceptical about EC’s refugee relocation proposal

Accepting refugees is not the only way to contribute to the resolution of the existing refugee crisis, and the allocated quotas are still an issue “on paper”, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
European Union

Lithuanian PM wants “caution” regarding EU immigration quotas

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he does not know how many immigrants Lithuania could accept if the European Commission‘s plan on migration quotas is implemented. According to the prime minister, immigrants have a huge effect on a country’s economy. […]

Moldova
European Union

First months of EU’s free trade with Georgia and Moldova encouraging, Lithuanian official says

Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Trade took place on 7 May in Brussels. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas said that although the European Union‘s (EU) trade volume with Georgia and Moldova was growing, the benefit of free trade treaties would be revealed fully once the countries implemented economic, political and legal reforms. […]

Commissioner Cecilia Malmström   Photo Ludo Segers
European Union

EU Commission’s Cecilia Malmström on TTIP progress: “Optimism is duty”

On Monday, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. She provided an update to a large audience of trade specialists, interest groups and a large contingent of diplomatic staff in the US Capital as to how the EU is progressing with its trade strategy, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), given today’s realities. […]

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European Union

EC tells Lithuania to comply with obligations under EU document security legislation

The European Commission (EC) has asked four member-states, including Lithuania, to ensure the mandatory exchange of information under the European Union (EU) document security legislation and the integration of biometric features in residence permits, the EC reports. […]

Dmitry Peskov and Vladimir Putin
European Union

Kremlin ready to defend Gazprom against European Commission, Putin’s spokesman says

The Kremlin expects impartial treatment for Gazprom under the antimonopoly probe and reaching a compromise with the European Commission, Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian President, said on Wednesday. […]