European Parliament Archives - Page 14 of 14

Lithuanian MEP votes against euro introduction in Lithuania

July 16, 2014 BNS 0

Leaders of Lithuania’s two ruling parties – Rolandas Paksas of the Order and Justice Party and Valdemar Tomaševski of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, both members of the European Parliament – spoke out against Lithuania’s euro zone accession. […]

European Parliament greenlights Lithuania’s euro adoption

July 16, 2014 BNS 0

The European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed Lithuania’s accession to the euro zone in 2015 with 545 votes in favour, 116 votes against and 34 abstentions. […]

Lithuanian MEP Landsbergis to head EP Central Asia Delegation

July 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Member of the European Parliament Gabrielius Landsbergis was appointed as the head of the EP Central Asian Delegation. Member of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and the EEP group in the EP will head the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia. […]

Lithuanian MEP drafts resolution on Ukraine

July 9, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian MEP and member of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy political group in the European Parliament Valentinas Mazuronis prepared a draft resolution regarding the situation in Ukraine. The resolution expresses strong support for Ukraine’s government and its people, highlights full support to Ukraine’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity. […]

Latvian MEP to lead Eastern partnership and expansion course

July 8, 2014 ELTA EN 0

European Parliament (EP) deputy Sandra Kalnietė (Unity), member of the European People’s Party (EPP), will lead the Eastern partnership and expansion course, Kalnietė’s spokesman Martins Spravniks informed LETA. […]

Ambassador of Italy Stefano Maria Taliani de Marchio

Italian ambassador: We do not want to make Europe and Russia enemies

July 7, 2014 ELTA 0

On 1 July, Italy begins its Presidency of the EU Council. According to Italy’s Ambassador to Lithuania Stefano Taliani De Marchio, Italy will aim at changing people’s attitude towards the EU and bringing “grey” institutions in Brussels closer to people. […]

PM congratulated M. Schulz on his re-election as President of EP

July 4, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius congratulated Martin Schulz, who was once again elected to be the President of the European Parliament. […]

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius after casting his vote in the referendum

Land sale ban referendum will fail – Lithuanian PM

June 29, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes the referendum on a ban of sale of agricultural land to foreigners in Lithuania, taking place on Sunday, will fail as less than a half of all voters will vote. […]

Opinion: Challenges in Europe and how Lithuanians should feel

June 29, 2014 Prof. Dr. Mindaugas Jurkynas 0

These days, the international political scene has been shaken by two processes: the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine and the repercussions of the European elections, […]

MEPs leave for Brussels: most intend to keep living in Lithuania

June 26, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Brussels is currently welcoming newly elected MEPs. The majority of Lithuanian MEPs interviewed by LRT.lt vowed to stay in Lithuania during the term, except for Antanas Guoga, who would like to transfer to Brussels, LRT.lt reports. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]