In the last essay of the “Putin’s Russia” series we have reviewed the assumptions that suggest that namely Rogozin’s clan was the main architect and executor behind the Ukraine’s events. Therefore it would be natural to explore which Russian government clans are the most active in opposing the aggression towards Ukraine, and how they do it. […]
The first day of the annual foreign policy and security forum Rīga Conference 2014 has concluded with the lively discussions about the challenges and opportunities of the global and regional economy, security threats and relations with Russia. […]
Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to increase advance direct payments from 50 to 70 percent, in order to reduce the impact of the Russian embargo on dairy and meat producers. […]
The Baltic countries will not miss a deadline to apply for EU funding for Rail Baltica if they set up a joint venture for the European-standard gauge railway project in October, a spokesman for the Lithuanian transport minister said on Thursday. […]
Lithuania’s former health minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, who was on Wednesday officially confirmed as candidate for the health and food safety portfolio in the European Commission, says that the field is very important amid the Russian attempts to politicize food safety issues and the EU negotiations with the United States on a trade agreement. […]
Lithuania’s former health minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis has been officially proposed as European commissioner for health and food safety affairs, EC President Jean-Claude Juncker announced at a news conference on Wednesday. […]
Three years after the last Eurobarometer survey, it is clear that, despite the economic crisis, Europeans’ concern about the environment has not diminished. In an overwhelming consensus, 95 percent of the 28.000 interviewed citizens said that protecting the environment was important to them personally and many thought more could be done in this area, the European Commission said. […]
On Monday, the European Commission approved EUR 7.89 billion EU Structural and Investment Funds Programme for Lithuania. Its goal is to ensure employment and economic growth. The European Union investment constitutes approximately EUR 6.7 billion of the sum, while Lithuania’s contribution is around EUR 1 billion. […]
Rūta Vanagaitė’s project “The Paneriai Lullaby”, which lets you interact with Jewish culture for a day, is one of the most successful projects financed by the European Commission (EC). […]
The European Commission has completed the list of proposed new EU commissioners, EUObserver.com reports. With enough women to meet the requirements of the European Parliament, it can approve the new 28-member team headed by Jean-Claude Juncker. […]
The Lithuanian candidate for European commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis intends to discuss his duties with the Commission‘s new President Jean-Claude Juncker this week. […]
RB Rail, a joint venture of the three Baltic countries that will coordinate the European-standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica, should apply to the European Commission for EU funding in October, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Saturday. […]
According to calculations carried out by the Netherlands-based ING Group, restrictions imposed by Russia on food imports from the European Union may cost the EU USD 6.7 billion (EUR 5.0 billion) per year, RBC Daily reports. […]
MP Kazys Starkevičius of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), shadow agriculture minister, says that the action plan for 2014-2015, prepared by the Ministry of Economy and approved by the Government, which seeks to reduce losses of Lithuanian companies due to Russian trade sanctions, provides little hope for farmers, processors and carriers. […]
The European Commission will cover losses incurred by Lithuanian agricultural producers because they cannot sell perishable products due to Russia‘s ban on fruit and vegetable imports. […]
The Baltic countries and Poland have not yet finalized their joint request to the European Commission for support in the fight against African Swine Fever (ASF), Lithuania’s chief veterinary officer, who is coordinating the drafting of the document, said on Thursday. […]
The European Commission allows Lithuania to provide only small aid to its food producers hit by Russian sanctions. However, the EC will separately assess the country’s situation, the Lithuanian Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. […]
Intervention buying-in by authorities would help Lithuanian farmers cope with the consequences of Russia’s restrictions on the imports of food and farm products, Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitiene has said, adding that this measure would be financed from the national budget and the costs would be compensated by the European Commission (EC). […]
Officials from the Baltic countries and Poland have agreed to establish a joint task group, which will submit proposals on measures to fight African swine fever (ASF) to the European Commission (EC). […]
On Thursday, Minister of Energy Jaroslav Neverovič met with Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, during his visit to Lithuania, the Ministry of Energy has announced. […]
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