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Jose Manuel Barroso, Petro Poroshenko, Herman Van Rompuy

Implementing EU trade deals in the borderlands could prove complex

July 19, 2014 STRATFOR 0

Talks have begun between Russia and the pro-EU former Soviet states of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The sides are assessing how recently signed free trade deals with the European Union will impact the countries’ trade relations with Russia. The effect will be muted for now, but the agreements could have a larger impact in the future if each country adopts them fully. Full implementation will be challenging because of Russia’s influence and political instability in the three nations.
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Third-country nationals to be issued short-term Schengen visas on Lithuanian border

July 18, 2014 BNS 0

Citizens of Russia and other third countries will be able to get short-term visas to the Schengen zone on the border of the area, including Lithuania, starting next year, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]

President Grybauskaite: EU indecision invites Putin to step up aggression

July 17, 2014 BNS 0

The European Union‘s (EU) delay in applying major sanctions against the environment of Russia‘s President Vladimir Putin is “an invitation for Putin to be even more aggressive,” says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Most Lithuanian MEPs assigned to work with Eastern Europe

July 17, 2014 ELTA EN 0

On Thursday the European Parliament approved the composition of EP delegations to parliaments in non-EU countries. […]

Germany’s Merkel: New sanctions against Russia enter economic sphere

July 17, 2014 Reuters 0

European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday (July 16) on sharing out a package of top jobs in the 28-nation bloc, including a new foreign policy chief, and postponed the decision until late August. […]

Italy’s PM Renzi backs EU sanctions against Russia

July 17, 2014 Reuters 0

European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday on sharing out a package of top jobs in the 28-nation bloc, including a new foreign policy chief, and postponed the decision until late August. […]

EU Commissioner Fule: No basis to speak about pause in EU enlargement

July 17, 2014 BNS 0

There’s no basis to speak about a pause in the EU enlargement process, despite recent statements of the new European Commission president, says European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule. […]

EU leaders unable to agree on top jobs

July 17, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The European Union (EU) leaders have not been able to agree on top political appointments during the European Council meeting, according to Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma (Unity). […]

Lithuanian MEP votes against euro introduction in Lithuania

July 16, 2014 BNS 0

Leaders of Lithuania’s two ruling parties – Rolandas Paksas of the Order and Justice Party and Valdemar Tomaševski of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, both members of the European Parliament – spoke out against Lithuania’s euro zone accession. […]

European Parliament greenlights Lithuania’s euro adoption

July 16, 2014 BNS 0

The European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed Lithuania’s accession to the euro zone in 2015 with 545 votes in favour, 116 votes against and 34 abstentions. […]

President Grybauskaitė: Poland and Baltics will not accept “pro-Kremlin” EU foreign policy chief

July 16, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is leaving for the European Union (EU) Summit on Wednesday, says that the EU’s new foreign policy chief should be neutral in conflicts and possess experience in foreign policy. […]

Federica Mogherini and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Lithuania will not back Italian candidate for EU foreign policy chief

July 15, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania will not back Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s candidacy for the position of EU high representative for foreign affairs and security polity, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday. […]

Kirkilas: Lithuania’s Social Democrats not happy with European Parliament elections results

July 15, 2014 DELFI EN 0

TLT/DELFI spoke to Gedinimas Kirkilas, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas who also chairs the Seimas Committee on European Affairs, about surprises that came out of the elections to the European Parliament. […]

President Grybauskaitė does not comment if Lithuania will block Italy’s candidate for EU diplomacy chief

July 14, 2014 ELTA EN 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė is of the opinion that the head of foreign diplomacy of the European Union should be at least neutral and able to coordinate positions on separate issues. […]

Lithuanian deputy parliament speaker: Italian EU Council presidency will affect EU’s foreign policy

July 13, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

“The Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) should make an impact on the EU’s foreign policy. It is the search for a new momentum in EU foreign policy that is one of the key priorities of the Italian Presidency. I am sure that this task will not pose a problem to Italy as one of the founding members of the Community that presides over the Council of the EU for the twelfth time,” said Gediminas Kirkilas, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Chair of the Committee on European Affairs, according to the press service of the Seimas. […]

Lithuanian MEP Landsbergis to head EP Central Asia Delegation

July 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Member of the European Parliament Gabrielius Landsbergis was appointed as the head of the EP Central Asian Delegation. Member of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and the EEP group in the EP will head the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia. […]

Lithuanians more enthusiastic about membership in EU

July 10, 2014 BNS 0

More than two thirds of people in Lithuania support the country’s membership in the European Union, a survey for the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows. […]

Lithuanian parliament backs Health Minister Andriukaitis for European Commission

July 10, 2014 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania has backed the nomination of Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, of the Social Democratic Party, for European commissioner representing Lithuania. Eighty-two lawmakers on Thursday voted in favour of the motion, 10 were against and 16 abstained. […]

Andriukaitis says he can work in 5-6 areas in European Commission

July 10, 2014 BNS EN 0

Social Democrat Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, proposed for European commissioner representing Lithuania, says he could serve not only as health commissioner but could also work in another five areas. […]

Lithuanian MEP drafts resolution on Ukraine

July 9, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian MEP and member of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy political group in the European Parliament Valentinas Mazuronis prepared a draft resolution regarding the situation in Ukraine. The resolution expresses strong support for Ukraine’s government and its people, highlights full support to Ukraine’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity. […]