European Union
Lithuania to back Ireland on border issue in Brexit talks
Lithuania vowed on Wednesday to support Ireland on the border issue in Brexit negotiations. […]
European Union
European Union
EU commission’s proposal on ending clock change to be tabled this fall – official
The European Commission is expected to table this fall a formal proposal to member states and the European Parliament to stop the biannual clock change. […]
European Union
Lithuanian govt hopes for EU switch time decision this year
Lithuania’s government hopes the European Union will make the final decision on stopping the biannual time switch this year already. […]
European Union
Brussels pledges answers over alleged lower quality food for eastern Europeans this year
An investigation into alleged differences in quality of same-brand food products in Europe’s eastern and western countries is moving forward, and Brussels has pledged to present its results later this year. […]
European Union
Lithuania, 7 other EU countries agree to step up communism’s crimes investigation
Government officials from eight EU member states, including Lithuanian Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius, have met in Tallinn to discuss closer cooperation in investigating communist regimes’ crimes. […]
European Union
Baltic MPs turn to EU leaders over political prisoners in Russia
Members of the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats political group in the Lithuanian Seimas, as well as representatives of the Latvian and Estonian parliaments, have turned to the leaders of EU institutions, calling for increasing pressure on Russia over political prisoners. […]
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Ministry of Justice proposes selection procedure for European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice is proposing a procedure for selecting candidates for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office being established. The new body will fight fraud and corruption in the area of EU support. […]
Economy
Economy minister to present Lithuania’s innovative solutions to German MP
Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevičius will on Friday present Lithuanian-developed innovative smart city and transport management solutions to German lawmaker Katrin Goering-Eckardt. […]
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Former Estonian PM Rõivas: let’s talk about good examples of Baltic cooperation
Former Estonians Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, who was the youngest Prime Minister in Europe for three years, talked to the Lithuania Tribune (EN.DELFI) about the current European affairs, the transatlantic cooperation, benefits of free trade and where the Baltic States should cooperate more. […]
European Union
Blinkevičiūtė ranks as most active Lithuanian MEP, Tomaszewski as least active
Social Democrat Vilija Blinkevičiūtė continues to rank as the most active Lithuanian member of the European Parliament and Waldemar Tomaszewski, leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA), remains the least active, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Tuesday, citing data from Mepranking.eu. […]
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European Union
Lithuanian govt proposes to Brussels to stop changing clocks
Lithuania’s government is proposing to Brussels to stop changing the clocks twice a year in the European Union, instead staying on summer time permanently. […]
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Lithuanian govt proposes to Brussels to stop changing clocks
Lithuania’s government is expected to endorse its position on Wednesday against changing the clocks twice a year in the European Union. […]
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Lithuania, 7 other European countries push for capital markets union as Brexit approaches
Lithuania and another seven Northern European countries are urging the European Union to take more decisive action to build a single capital markets union in an effort to increase non-bank financing opportunities for businesses. […]
European Union
Lithuanian government still undecided on appealing EC’s Gazprom decision
Lithuania’s government is still undecided as to whether it will appeal the European Commission‘s decision regarding a probe against Russian gas giant Gazprom. […]
Energy
Lithuania seeks EU funding for dismantling of Ignalina reactors – energy minister
Lithuania is seeking to secure all necessary funding for the dismantling of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant‘s reactors and the government is now asking the European Commission for more funds to ensure that works are not interrupted during the switchover from one EU budget period to another, Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas said on Tuesday. […]
Energy
Vilnius to host discussion on funding Ignalina NPP’s decommission
Representatives of the European Parliament and European Commission are coming to Vilnius this week to see the progress of decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and discuss its funding beyond 2021. […]
European Union
Lithuanian, EU formins to discuss Eastern Partnership, North Korea, Libya
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is going to Brussels on Monday to attend an EU Foreign Affairs Council, with the Eastern Partnership, Libya and North Korea being on the meeting’s agenda. […]
Defence
Lithuania hopes for “military mobility” investment into Rail Baltica, roads
Lithuania hopes the European Unions‘ new budget will allocate funds for investment into the Rail Baltica railway, roads and other infrastructure so that it matches military needs. […]
Culture
Dutch musical touch to a Lithuanian National Holiday
Right upon the heels of the visit by the Dutch King to Lithuania last month, a much larger contingent is making a musical call on Vilnius. The 52 members of the Netherlands Royal Military Orchestra ‘Johan Willem Friso’ are playing a number of concerts in the Capital. They are also a reminder that there is also a large Dutch presence in Rukla as part of the NATO presence in Lithuania. […]