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Who will have a casting vote at the newly elected European Parliament?

There is no clear answer to this question, and this happens probably for the first time in the entire history…

5 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

EC proposes cutting EU’s cohesion support to Lithuania – commissioner

The European Commission suggests allocating 6.359 billion euros to Lithuania. [...]

6 years ago
  • European Union
  • Foreign affairs

Group of MEPs propose to tighten sanctions against Russia

A group of members of the European Parliament propose to expand the EU's package of sanctions against Kremlin-linked individuals and…

6 years ago
  • Energy
  • European Union

EP rep lacks validation of sum wanted by Lithuania for Ignalina N-plant closure (Updated)

Ingeborga Grassle, the leader of the European Parliament's (EP) delegation that is wrapping up its visit in Lithuania, says she…

6 years ago
  • Energy

Ignalina N-plant to brief MEPs on progress of shutdown projects

Top executives of Lithuania's decommissioned Ignalina nuclear power plant (NPP) expect to persuade members of the European Parliament (EP) on…

6 years ago
  • Energy

MEP delegation coming to Lithuania to inquire about Ignalina NPP closure

A group of members of the European Parliament is coming to Lithuania this week to inquire about decommissioning projects of…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

J. Bernatonis about G. Paluckas’ party: it would be shameful to call them Social Democrats

A new party has appeared in Lithuania – politicians, who broke away from the Social Democrats, together with a number…

6 years ago
  • Energy
  • European Union

MEPs to visit Lithuania in April over Ignalina N-plant closure projects

A delegation of members of the European Parliament will come to Lithuania next month to see how projects for decommissioning…

6 years ago
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  • Opinion

With part of Europe advocating for Russian gas, Lithuania has taken a firm position

With the influential European gas company association Eurogas releasing a statement in defence of the controversial Russian gas pipeline Nord…

7 years ago
  • Politics

SocDems to propose candidate for president, Paluckas not to run for EP

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party will propose a candidate for the 2019 presidential elections, the party's council decided at its…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Andrius Kubilius. On 13 January 1991, the front line was in Lithuania. Now it is in Ukraine

On 13 January 1991, 27 years ago, Lithuania stood up for freedom. Not only for its own. We defended the…

7 years ago
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  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania votes against EU proposal for earlier start to emission reductions

Lithuania was one of the two countries that voted against the European Union's proposal for an earlier start to greenhouse…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Romas Sadauskas-Kvietkevičius. Those waiting for changes are doomed to be disappointed

The head of a cabinet that slept for a year looked at his reclining ratings and decided – we will…

7 years ago
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  • Foreign affairs

MEPs urge European Commission to help the European basketball community and evaluate the dispute between FIBA and Euroleague

Members of the five political groups of the European Parliament urge European Commission to help the European basketball community and…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

After the European Court of Human Rights ruling – call for release of imprisoned former Prime Minister of Georgia Ivane Merabishvili

The Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) Gabrielius Landsbergis and members of the TS-LKD Andrius Kubilius (former Prime…

7 years ago
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Nearly 60 MEPs urge Russia to lift charges for director Serebrennikov

Nearly 60 members of the European Parliament have signed an address to Russia's top officials with a demand to lift…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Kirkilas about departure to European Parliament: Balčytis isn‘t telling me anything

MP Gediminas Kirkilas said that he has "no idea" when his fellow member of the party Zigmantas Balčytis will refuse…

7 years ago
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Belarus bans MEPs from Astravyets N-plant site

Belarusian officials have decided to refuse entry to a handful of members of the European Parliament (EP) who wanted to…

7 years ago
  • European Union

Grybauskaitė: Poland doesn’t own president of the European Council post

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday is leaving for Brussels where EU leaders will discuss whether or not to re-elect…

8 years ago
  • European Union

EU parlt panel asks Lithuanian prosecutor to attend hearings on MEP Paksas’ immunity

The European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs has asked Lithuanian Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis to attend hearings on stripping MEP…

8 years ago