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European Union

Baltic States and Poland ask EU to ease trade restrictions on pig farmers

The ministers of agriculture of the Baltic States and Poland submitted a joint petition to the European Commissioner in charge of health care and food safety to ease trade restrictions on pig farmers and pork handlers in the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak region. […]

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Economy

Cross-border healthcare – a slow take up for Lithuania

When it comes to cross-border healthcare, for countries like Lithuania the vision was to offer Western countries shorter waiting times and significant reductions in treatment costs. […]

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European Union

Lithuanian government gives approval for Greece bailout talks

The Lithuanian government on Thursday approved in principle the European Commission‘s decision to negotiate, together with the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, with Greece on financial assistance to the country under the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). […]

European Union

European Commission positive about Lithuania’s preparations for EU investment

The European Commission‘s Supervisory Committee has approved selection criteria of 44 projects administered by Lithuania’s Ministries of the Interior, Health, Culture, Transport and Communications that will be financed by the European Union (EU) from the 2014-2020 Financial Perspective. […]