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Juncker’s new investment plan may not be suitable for Lithuania, analyst says
New ambitious investment program, which has been worked out by the European Commission, may not be suitable for Lithuania, an analyst says. […]
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Eurobarometer: 63 percent of Lithuanians support euro
The ranks of euro supporters in Lithuania, which will adopt the single currency next month, have swelled to 63 percent, the recent Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]
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EC: Lithuania and other European countries must investigate CIA prison allegations
Lithuania and other European Union (EU) countries must carry out independent investigations into the allegations of having hosted secret US detention centres for interrogation of suspected terrorists, the European Commission said. […]
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Lithuania’s euro accession a mistake – Nigel Farage
The leader of the Euro-sceptic group at the European Parliament (EP), Nigel Farage, says that Lithuania is making a mistake by joining the euro zone. […]
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Nigel Farage, Britain’s Euro-sceptic leader, coming to Lithuania
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Euro-sceptic United Kingdom‘s Independence Party (UKIP), is coming to Lithuania this weekend. […]
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Lithuanian MEP to chair pro-Ukraine group in European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius has become the chairman of the Informal Group of Friends of European Ukraine which was founded in the European Parliament (EP). […]
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EP to discuss CIA torture report
The European Parliament will next week discuss the report published by the United States Senate earlier this week about detention of suspected terrorists in secret CIA centres, including one allegedly on the Lithuanian soil. […]
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EU Commissioner Andriukaitis: EU countries ready for Ebola
All EU member states are capable of fighting the Ebola threat, Lithuanian EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis told BNS during his first visit to Vilnius as a European commissioner. […]
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EU Commissioner Andriukaitis: Russia’s embargo issue to be solved at WTO level
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety delegated by Lithuania, assured the Government that issues relating to the Russian embargo will be solved on the level of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). […]
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British minister assures Lithuanian foreign minister about free movement within EU
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he has been assured by London that the immigration restrictions proposed by the British government will not undermine the EU principle of free movement of persons. […]
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Lithuanian MEP: Russia is deliberately sabotaging Lithuania’s transport business
Member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius addressed the European Commission on Thursday, urging to take action against Russia which is hindering entrance of Lithuanian road vehicles carrying goods of the European Union (EU) and other countries. […]
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EP president’s adviser Pranckevičius: Russia is building a coalition against free world
Arnoldas Pranckevičius, adviser to the president of the European Parliament, says that while the European Union might seem slow and irresolute when it comes to external challenges like Russia‘s actions in Ukraine, its adherence to rules and procedures is what makes it a beacon of a different and better world. […]
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Lithuania wants faster completion of TTIP negotiations between EU and US
On Tuesday, 25 November, at a conference The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: a Strategic Opportunity, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, Chancellor of the Government Alminas Mačiulis stressed that it was very important to speed up implementation of decisions to conclude negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (US) as soon as possible, the prime minister’s press service informs. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: EU supports internal reforms in Ukraine
On 17 November in Brussels, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting addressed the situation in Ukraine. The ministers discussed the tense security situation in eastern Ukraine, raised the question of extending EU sanctions on Russia and called for the immediate implementation of internal reforms in Ukraine, the Lithuanian MFA informs. […]
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EU to sanction Ukraine separatists but wants dialogue with Russia
European Union governments moved to put more Ukrainian separatists under asset freezes and travel bans on Monday but took no action to step up economic sanctions on Russia despite voicing alarm about an upsurge of violence in Ukraine, Reuters reports. […]
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Lithuanian MEP Auštrevičius elected ALDE vice-president
Lithuania’s Liberal MEP Petras Auštrevičius has been elected vice-president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) political group in the European Parliament. […]
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EU commissioner notes progress in anti-Ebola efforts in Africa
Progress has been made in the efforts to mitigate the Ebola epidemic in Africa, but more instruments and doctors will be needed to contain the spread of the virus in more remote regions, says the European Union‘s (EU) Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: EU must continue pressure on Russia over Ukraine
The European Union must continue its pressure on Russia for the war in Eastern Ukraine, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister to discuss Ukraine at EU Foreign Affairs Council
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will attend the European Union‘s (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday. The main topic on the agenda is the situation in Ukraine. […]
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EP decision on Moldova is clear signal to Russia, Lithuanian MEP says
After the European Parliament (EP) approved the EU-Moldova Association Agreement, MEP Petras Auštrevičius has said that Moldova is returning to where it belongs – the family of free and democratic European countries. […]