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European Union

EU hints at additional sanctions against Russia

European Union leaders asked their foreign ministers on Tuesday to consider possible new sanctions on Russia in response to a rebel offensive in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reports. A final decision to impose them, however, is likely to be left to a summit next month. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
European Union

Lithuanian president slams EU Commissioner Andriukaitis over Russia embargo talks

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė sees Brussels’ proposal to Moscow to hold talks on lifting the existing food embargo with individual EU countries as a “deplorable precedent” and believes that Lithuania’s representative, European Commissioner for Heath and Food Safety Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, must take responsibility for that, a presidential adviser said on Tuesday. […]

European Parliament President Martin Schulz
European Union

EP president calls on Russia to let in Landsbergis’ delegation

European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Monday called on Russia to allow a delegation led by Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis to enter the country despite tension between Brussels and Moscow. […]

Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and US Secretary of State, John Kerry  Photo Ludo Segers
European Union

EU’s Federica Mogherini discusses Ukraine and security with John Kerry.

On Wednesday, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, met with US Secretary of State, John Kerry. The two discussed a number of issues during a luncheon meeting, in particular the situation in Ukraine, the recent wave of terrorist violence in France and other EU countries, energy independence, and other security issues. […]

Linas Linkevičius
European Union

EU Eastern Partnership program has “great future”, Lithuanian foreign minister says

The EU Eastern Partnership program has a “great future” and will remain one of the Baltic countries’ priorities along with strengthening regional security, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Valdis Dombrovskis
European Union

President Grybauskaitė to EC’s Dombrovskis: EU economy needs reforms and investment

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Valdis Dombrovskis, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union and promoting social dialogue at EU level. The meeting focused on the introduction of the euro in Lithuania and key priorities of the EU’s economic and budget policies, the presidential press service said. […]