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European Commission approves EUR 7.89bn investment programme for Lithuania

On Monday, the European Commission approved EUR 7.89 billion EU Structural and Investment Funds Programme for Lithuania. Its goal is to ensure employment and economic growth. The European Union investment constitutes approximately EUR 6.7 billion of the sum, while Lithuania’s contribution is around EUR 1 billion. […]

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
European Union

Lithuanian EC candidate to discuss his duties with Juncker on Thursday

The Lithuanian candidate for European commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis intends to discuss his duties with the Commission‘s new President Jean-Claude Juncker this week. […]

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Lithuanian president reveals her vote in EU appointments

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has confirmed that during the recent meeting of the European Council she voted in favour of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk‘s appointment as the new President of the European Council but abstained during the vote on Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini‘s appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. […]

Federica Mogherini, Catherine Ashton
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EU foreign policy chief cannot be “pro-Kremlin” – Lithuanian president in Brussels

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief cannot be “openly pro-Kremlin,” Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. Grybauskaitė is Saturday attending an EU summit in Brussels, which should focus on the Ukraine crisis and heads of institutions. Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is listed as the most likely candidate for EU foreign policy chief. […]

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Lithuanian president going to EU summit on institution leaders, Ukrainian crisis

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Brussels on Saturday to attend the European Union (EU) summit on heads of institutions and the crisis in Ukraine, which has accused Russia of having launched a direct military invasion. […]

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Germany’s central bank to supply Lithuania with euro banknotes

The central Bank of Lithuania has signed an agreement to acquire euro banknotes from the German central bank, Bundesbank. […]