European Parliament

  • European Union

Europe must unite against China’s aggressive foreign policy

War is in the air in Asia. Once again, Xi Jinping has put Europe’s China policy to the test. Just…

2 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

An Address to the Russian people on the occasion of 30 years anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union and of Russian independence

Dear European neighbours, Dear citizens of the Russian Federation, Dear Friends, Let us dream, yes, let us dream together wrote…

3 years ago
  • European Union

MEP Juknevičienė: the EU will have an effective tool for implementation of its global policy

The European Parliament is nearing the conclusion of approval procedures for the European Union’s largest financial aid instrument for non-EU…

3 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

A. Kubilius: “would you like to have a power plant built by Lukashenko and Rosatom barely 30 km away from the European Parliament building?”

Last week, when the EP members expressed their concern regarding the started operation of the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant and…

4 years ago
  • Top

MEPs to Belarusian military: defend your people, not citizen Lukashenko

Members of the European Parliament call for the Belarusian military to defend the Belarusian people, rather than blindly following and…

4 years ago
  • European Union

Juknevičienė gathers MEPs to initiate a common EU strategy on European Remembrance

On 29 January at the initiative of Member of the European Parliament Rasa Juknevičienė and members of the European Parliament…

5 years ago
  • European Union

MEP Kubilius: European Parliament has adopted the main provisions proposed by us regarding the future East Partnership strategy and the EU Russia strategy

The European Parliament (EP) adopted an important report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy. It defined…

5 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

MEP Kubilius disappointed with Georgian constitutional amendment

Andrius Kubilius, Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the EPP Lithuanian delegation expresses concern with recent developments in Georgia, when…

5 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania is not a coincidental passenger on the European Union train

An evaluation of 15 years spent in the European Union should jokingly start with the words “Thanks to the party…

6 years ago
  • Opinion

Europe, economy and populism

MP Kazys Starkevičius Last month, Lithuanian MEPs (members of the European Parliament) contrived to lose sight of an important vote…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Hungarian lessons for Lithuania and Europe

There is a good old English term illiberal democracy that does not have a precise translation into Lithuanian. It defines…

6 years ago
  • Politics

After meeting Seimas board, Grybauskaitė gives evaluation of election results

President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Tuesday that the nearing Seimas spring session will be beset by tensions over the coming…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Paluckas expects “Farmers” will not win any elections

What can we predict about the nearing presidential and European Parliament elections now that the municipal elections ended? [...]

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Vidas Rachlevičius. Bells are ringing for Europe, but people hear them differently

With the European Parliament (EP) elections nearing in Europe and Lithuania, the famous investor and philanthropist George Soros made waves…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Blockchain Centre Vilnius to be headed by Justas Šireika

Technology companies from 14 countries around the world, including Australia, China, Canada, Switzerland and others have established partnership with Blockchain…

6 years ago
  • Politics

A. Guoga: my life as a politician is drawing to a close

MEP Antanas Guoga has assured he would not participate in any elections together with the ruling Lithuanian Farmer and Greens…

6 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Indrė Makaraitytė. How many of our euros will S. Skvernelis‘ elections cost?

Saulius Skvernelis has announced he will participate in the presidential elections during a meeting with the local community of Rusnė.…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian party membership conditions to be eased for EU citizens

On Tuesday, the Seimas passed amendments to the political party law prepared by the Ministry of Justice. The amendments will…

6 years ago
  • Politics

Founding and operation conditions for civic electoral committees should be more similar to parties’ – political scientist

With a third more civic electoral committees aiming to participate in the municipal elections than during the last, Seimas Speaker…

6 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania mulls immediate ban of television programs threating national security

The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (LRTK), the country's broadcasting regulatory body, initiated law amendments aimed at immediate cancelling…

6 years ago