On 13 January 1991, 27 years ago, Lithuania stood up for freedom. Not only for its own. We defended the European future. But for the victory there and then, Lithuania and Europe would be very […]
“The summit in Brussels should be forward-looking, injecting new dynamism providing a clear political vision for the future of our Eastern Partnership. Differentiation is key. As our resources are limited, the principle of ‘more for more and less for less’ should be implemented. We should focus our resources much more on those Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries who have made remarkable progress on their European path”, said Laima Andrikienė MEP, co-author of the European Parliament’s recommendations ahead of the EaP Summit on 24 November. […]
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, and his Ukrainian counterpart discussed a proposed plan for EU financial aid for Ukraine, dubbed as “the new Marshall plan”, as they met in Kiev on Thursday. […]
The fourth Eastern Partnership Summit was held in Riga on 21-22 May 2015. The joint Declaration of the Riga Summit did not reaffirm either the European perspective of the Eastern European Partnership countries consistently demonstrating the best performance or the political support to Georgia and Ukraine in visa liberalization that Tbilisi and Kiev were looking forward to. Quite the opposite, compared to the Vilnius Summit document adopted two years ago, the tone and ambition of the Riga Summit declaration seemed rather weakened. […]
A delegation headed by Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius left for Paris on Wednesday to open membership negotiations with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
The European Union launched its Eastern Partnership programme in 2009, soon after Russia‘s 2008 war on Georgia. It was proposed by Poland and Sweden, with enthusiastic support from Lithuania. Russia has ever since been blaming the programme for trying to undermine its interests in the countries Moscow refers to as the “near abroad”. […]
Georgia can expect a visa-free regime with the European Union next year but Ukraine might need to wait for it due to the ongoing war in the east of the country, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that at the European Union‘s (EU) Eastern Partnership Summit the EU will once again assure its commitment to cooperate with countries of Eastern Europe. However, the extent of cooperation will depend on the resolve of each country. […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated that former Soviet states that are part of the European Union‘s Eastern Partnership programme should not expect any promises of full membership. […]
A Latvian journalist has felt the wrath of the Lithuanian president after asking several questions that “have not been agreed upon”. The president insistently, and rather gracelessly, refused to answer questions about gay rights in Lithuania, a supermarket roof collapse in Riga and basketball. […]
The gloomy mood ahead of the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga this week is in a stark contrast with the expectations that prevailed before the similar meeting in Vilnius one and a half years ago. […]
Georgia‘s ambassador to Lithuania, Khatuna Salukvadze, says that the Eastern Partnership summit to be held in Riga on 21 May cannot end in awkward silence instead of offering clear answers. […]
When the leaders of 34 countries meet on 21-22 May for the Riga Eastern Partnership Summit, we will be confronting geopolitical realities which are dramatically different from those which framed our last gathering. […]
On 23-24 March in Copenhagen, political directors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) discussed regional issues, challenges to Ukraine‘s security and territorial integrity, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, prospects for relations with Russia, ways to increase resilience to propaganda of the societies, as well as threats of terrorism and the spread of radical Islamic ideology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has left for Brussels to attend a European Council meeting on 19-20 March, the presidential press service reports. […]
At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 16 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, while speaking about the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit on 21-22 May 2015, noted that it was important to set a strategic direction for Eastern Partnership and take a further step forward from the Warsaw and Vilnius Summits, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]
During a sitting in Slovakia, foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers of Nordic, Baltic, and Visegrad Group’s countries expressed their support for the idea of creating the Energy Union. […]
On 17 February, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga and the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy with Polish MFA Undersecretaries of State Henryka Moscicka-Dendys and Konrad Pawlik. […]
State Secretary of the Latvian Foreign Ministry Andrejs Pildegovičs met Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makey on the 23rd of January. The visit was formally related to the Latvian Presidency of the EU Council. The Latvian diplomat mentioned a few things, which seem to become traditional at the beginning of any presidential race in Belarus. […]
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