Amid the increasingly heated discussions in the Baltic states about the financing of the European-gauge Rail Baltica project from European Union (EU) funds, Wim van de Camp of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee says that the three Baltic states would definitely secure European funding for the project, if they are strong and demonstrate determination for the huge investment. […]
A Ukrainian government delegation will come to Lithuania next month to mark the start of visa-free travel to the European Union. […]
Lithuania has some of the strictest alcohol control restrictions now but alcohol consumption in the country remains very high, says the Chairman of the public institution “European Social, Legal and Economic Projects” (ESTEP) Klaudijus Maniokas. […]
The European Commission and the Russian gas giant Gazprom should hold negotiations on new commitments, as the current ones no longer reflect the reality and will have no effect upon Central and Eastern European gas markets, says Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas. […]
The Polish decision not to buy electricity from the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus shows that the market may be closed for the Belarusian electricity, says Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis. […]
Lithuania should step military and security cooperation with the Nordic countries, Defence Minister Raimondas Karoblis said after meeting with Iceland’s top security, defense and military official in Vilnius on Friday. […]
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has expressed belief that the majority of European Union (EU) nations will support re-election of Poland’s former prime minister Donald Tusk as president of the European Council, regardless of objections from Poland’s current administration. […]
The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Germany say that discussions of the idea of a “multiple-speed” European Union (EU), it is necessary to prevent major gaps among countries, as only a unified Europe can retain its influence on the global arena. […]
David Davis, Britain’s minister in charge of the country’s exit from the European Union (EU), has said in Vilnius he expected a generous agreement from the community in connection to post-Brexit rights of EU citizens. […]
In talks on Britain‘s exit from the European Union, the Lithuanian government will demand assurances that Lithuanians living in the UK will not be discriminated against, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with Britain’s Brexit secretary. […]
Municipality of Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas aims to become the European Youth Capital, with a vote planned in the city council next week on whether it should send in its application. […]
The European Union (EU) has been trying to cope with several crises at once for a time now. The Eurozone crisis that began seven years ago is still unresolved and Greek issues could soon return […]
The European Union should rely more on itself in the face of US President Donald Trump‘s statements, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said before the start of a EU summit in Malta on Friday. […]
Tense geopolitical situation in the European Union over Brexit, refugee crisis and security matters may after 2020 reduce the European support to the European-gauge railway project Rail Baltica estimated at billions of euros, Baiba Rubesa, board chairperson of the joint Baltic enterprise, has said in Vilnius. […]
Referred to by some as “Europe’s last dictatorship,” Belarus has long had a complicated relationship with the European Union. The country has many of the hallmarks of a security state and has maintained one of the most restrictive visa policies for tourists, especially those from the West. […]
Election of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen as France’s president would mean the end of the European Union, French expert Francois Heisbourg said in Lithuania on Friday. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said at a meeting with the European Union‘s (EU) Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier that Lithuania’s position was to prevent discrimination of EU citizens, including Lithuanians, during the United Kingdom‘s exit from the organization. […]
Employers are struggling for employees still remaining in Lithuania and are raising wages at the fastest rate in the European Union, but emigration is hurting long term economic growth. […]
It is understandable why at the end of this year political analysts raise questions from evermore acute angles. Edward Lucas for one has expressed fears as to whether NATO will withstand Donald Trump’s administration or if the European Union can still be saved. […]
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