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EU antitrust chief: Gazprom’s case is not political
The case against alleged abuse of dominance by Russia’s gas giant Gazprom is not political, the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Policy has said. […]
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Lithuanian government considers sending helicopter to Mediterranean
Amidst the European Union‘s (EU) efforts to solve the immigration crisis, the Lithuanian government is considering the possibility to assign a helicopter and a crew of the State Border Guard Service for rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, the prime minister’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday. […]
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Gazprom might have abused dominance in EU, European Commission rules
Gazprom might have charged unfair gas prices and abused dominance, the European Commission (EC) has said after completing a probe into possible abuse of monopoly power by the Russian gas giant in some Central and Eastern European countries. […]
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Lithuania ready to step up involvement in migrant rescue missions, president says
Lithuania is ready to step up its involvement in migrant rescue missions and provide humanitarian aid as the European Unions mulls ways to deal with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
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Lithuania to help look for refugee problem solution, foreign minister says
Lithuania will look for ways to contribute to the EU and the international community’s efforts to resolve the refugee problem, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Monday in Luxembourg during a Foreign Affairs Council meeting. […]
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No fast-track solutions in Greece, Lithuanian finance minister says
Lithuania’s Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius does not expect any fast-track solutions to be found in negotiations between the European Union (EU) and Athens on Greece’s financing, which would help the country avoid a debt default. […]
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Russia won’t divide Europe – Steinmeier in Vilnius
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed certitude in Vilnius that Russia will not succeed in dividing the European Union (EU) amid the fear that Moscow may lift the embargo of food products from the countries that are friendlier towards the Kremlin. […]
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Dilemma of EU neighbourhood policy: Mediterranean vs. Eastern Partnership
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is the instrument through which the European Union (EU) aims to create bonds between its Member States and the countries at the boundaries of the EU and thus secure the stability of the European borders. The EU stipulates Association Agreements offering financial support and other advantages in exchange for a commitment to implement reforms. There are two action plans within the ENP: the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Eastern Partnership (EaP). […]
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Lithuanian author Undinė Radzevičiūtė awarded EU Prize for Literature
Lithuanian writer Undinė Radzevičiūtė has been awarded the European Union’s Prize for Literature of 2015. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: I hope Greece understands its commitments
Greece, which organized a top-level visit to Russia, must meet its commitments to Western organizations in order to secure solidarity from the European Union (EU) on financial support, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Current EU Structural Funds programming period to be last for Lithuania, PM says
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the European Union Structural Funds programming period for 2014-2020 will most likely be the last one for Lithuania, therefore funds should be allocated to improve economic and business conditions in the country’s regions. […]
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EU will not extend milk quotas, Lithuanian PM says
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says it is unrealistic to expect that European milk quota regime will be extended, but Lithuanian farmers can expect greater direct payments in the future. […]
Economy
In 2014, hourly labour cost in Lithuania stands at EUR 6.5
In 2014, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be EUR 24.6 in the European Union and EUR 29.2 in the euro area. However, this average masks significant gaps between EU Member States, with the lowest hourly labour costs recorded in Bulgaria (EUR 3.8), Romania (EUR 4.6), Lithuania (EUR 6.5 or LTL 22.3) and Latvia (EUR 6.6) and the highest in Denmark (EUR 40.3), Belgium (EUR 39.1), Sweden (EUR 37.4) and Luxembourg (EUR 35.9), Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union reports. […]
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Energy Minister Masiulis: Gazprom has what to be afraid of
Russia’s gas concern Gazprom has what to be afraid of in Lithuania and the European Union (EU), Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis has said. […]
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Grexit would be catastrophe – French FinMin in Vilnius
Greece’s exit from the eurozone would amount to a catastrophe, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said in Vilnius on Friday, hoping that Athens will soon reach agreement with its creditors. […]
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France and Lithuania seek implementation of Juncker’s plan this year
Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius and his French counterpart, Michel Sapin, seek that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s plan to boost European economic growth should be implemented by the end of this year. […]
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PM offers condolences on tragic airliner crash
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has offered his condolences to Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain Mariano Rajoy on the tragic Germanwings airliner crash in the French Alps, which has taken the lives of citizens of both countries, the prime minister’s press service said. […]
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President extends condolences over deadly plane crash
President Dalia Grybauskaitė expressed condolences, on behalf of the Lithuanian people and on her own behalf, to His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain and to President Joachim Gauck of the Federal Republic of Germany over the loss of lives of Spanish and German citizens in a tragic plane crash in southern France, the presidential press service said. […]
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EP committee suggests revoking MEP Uspaskich’s immunity
The European Parliament‘s (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs on Tuesday advised that the EP should lift the legal immunity of Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder of the country’s ruling Labour Party. […]
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Landsbergis’ report calls for open condemnation of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine
Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis has drawn up a draft report on EU-Russian relations, openly condemning Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, calling on the EU to put pressure on Russia more actively to make it comply with international commitments, and also taking measures against Russian propaganda and wish to divide Europe. […]