European Commission

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European Parliament approves new European Commission

The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of Jean-Claude Juncker's new European Commission, allowing it to start its new…

10 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuanian antitrust panel: compensation for gas overpayment may qualify as state aid

Compensation to non-household users for the overpayment for natural gas may qualify as state aid, the Competition Council told the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian ship detained by Russia to be discussed on international level

North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) will meet for an extraordinary sitting on Wednesday; one of the issues to be…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Estonia would run out of gas in 5 days in case of Russian embargo

The European Commission recommends Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland to start preparing for an emergency situation immediately since if Russian…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuanian parliamentary committee chief criticises EU easing tone on Russia

The European Union (EU) is easing its tone towards Russia, although there are no reasons for the change, says Benediktas…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Kaunas to apply to be European capital of culture

The Kaunas City Council on Thursday approved proposals to apply for the city to be the Lithuanian Capital of Culture…

10 years ago
  • Energy

European Commission: Klaipėda LNG facility will ensure supply for all three Baltic countries

If gas supplies from Russia to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were to be disrupted, the soon-to-be-commissioned liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU and China vow to speed up investment treaty talks

Leaders of China and the European Union (EU) agreed Wednesday to put their investment treaty negotiation on a faster track…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU Commissioner Šemeta: Adopting global standards to fight tax evasion is perfect end of EC term

On Tuesday, in Luxembourg, the finance ministers of the European Union member states discussed promotion of investment and approved the…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Brussels calls extraordinary NEAFC meeting over Lithuanian shipping vessel detained in Russia

The European Commission (EC) calls to convene an extraordinary meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) over the…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Andriukaitis: Brussels to consider aid to EU members fighting Ebola

The European Union pledges aid to member states hit by the Ebola virus, says Vytenis Andriukaitis who is designate European…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU should cover 75 percent of Lithuania’s ASF-related costs, agriculture minister says

The European Union (EU) should cover up to 75 percent of Lithuania’s costs in combating African Swine Fever (ASF), Agriculture…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Brussels confirms seized Lithuanian trawler was not in Russian waters

The European Commission has confirmed that the Lithuanian fishing vessel Jūros Vilkas (Sea Wolf) was not in Russian waters when…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Russia unresponsive to Brussels calls to release Lithuanian fishing vessel

The European Commission, which is helping Lithuania to establish the circumstances of the detention of a fishing vessel by Russian…

10 years ago
  • European Union

MEPs reject Slovenian EC candidate for energy portfolio

The European Parliament on Wednesday (8 October) rejected Alenka Bratušek, Slovenia's candidate for the new EU commission, EUobserver reports. [...]

10 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuanian MEPs critical of Slovenia’s candidate for EC vice-president for energy union

Lithuania's representatives in the European Parliament are critical of Slovenia's candidate for the European Commission's vice-president for energy union Alenka…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian organization among European Enterprise Promotion Award winners

The seven winners of the 8th edition of European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) were announced on Thursday. Lithuania's App Camp…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Baltic states awarded for promoting pro-European ideas

The Association of German Magazine Publishers have awarded the Golden Victoria Prize to the three Baltic states for promoting and…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian fruit and vegetable growers to receive EU support

The European Commission has adopted a new programme for emergency market measures for perishable fruit and vegetables in the wake…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Eastern Partnership is dead. Long live Eastern Partnership

Without much of a fervour or pomp last week saw the end of the most prominent and quite efficient couple…

10 years ago