On Thursday in Brussels, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with British Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of the European Council. The meeting was held on the initiative of the British PM. […]
Bringing Georgia closer to European but also Atlantic institutional structures continued to be one of Lithuania’s most important foreign policy objectives this year. Despite Russia’s creeping occupation efforts over the summer and the ramping up of its massive anti-Western propaganda machine, the small South Caucasus country is still firmly resolved to follow the Euro-Atlantic course. […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that, according to information available to him, the European Union (EU) is planning to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months. […]
In a closed sitting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, members of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs discussed the current situation and outlook in the European Union’s relations with Russia and Lithuania’s stance on those relations. […]
Having joined the eurozone this year and successfully advertised its natural and urban wonders, Lithuania has become a new darling of international travel ‘listicles’. Its brushed-up capital, ambitious start-ups and emerging foodie hotspots make many visitors wonder if this is really one of the poorest countries in the European Union. Much of the country’s hardships, however, have been cushioned by de-industrialised peripheral towns – like Alytus. Having lost most of its industries, the town is looking for new, global inspiration. […]
The refugee crisis has uncovered a major flaw in the European Union‘s (EU) policy of free movement of people: porous external borders. Lithuanian commentators say some countries are just not interested in solving the problem. […]
On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted the new cross-border cooperation programme INTERREG V-A Lithuania – Poland, whose total budget is €62 million, of which more than €53 million will be provided from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). […]
Lithuania has said it supports the European Commission‘s proposal to set up a European border guard service but has reservations about granting it the right to act without the host nation’s consent. […]
In the third quarter of 2015, the employment growth rate in Lithuania was 0.2% compared with the previous quarter, while the change compared with the same quarter a year ago was 0.1%, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), said. […]
Lithuanian leaders and their counterparts from the Baltic states and Poland are on Monday officially inaugurating the interconnections LitPol Link and NordBalt, lauded as key projects to usher the country into the new era of energy independence. […]
Over the last two years, Lithuania has made significant progress in its fight against corruption, reveals the latest Eurobarometer study on Businesses‘ Attitudes towards Corruption in the European Union. […]
Refugees should not get bigger benefits than people who have worked in Lithuania for 30 or 40 years, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė told LRT Radijas radio. According to the president, Lithuania has already designated considerable benefits compared to other countries. […]
After the second reading, the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) backed next year’s draft state budget which was revised by the Government. The revisions include reduced structural deficit and additional appropriations for education and internal security institutions. […]
Men dominate central banks, finance ministries and boardrooms throughout Europe with only one in every 25 top jobs held by a woman, according to a new report on equality between women and men. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the question of visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) will depend on how successful will be Kiev’s efforts to eradicate corruption. […]
A poll commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has revealed that Lithuanians are mostly interested in relations with neighbouring countries, Poland being among those with which they believe cooperation should be most intense. People in Lithuania are also interested in security and NATO, and favourably assess Lithuania’s position on Ukraine and the country’s contribution to fighting terrorism. […]
The European Union‘s (EU) sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Minsk agreements are fully implemented, says Renaldas Vaisbrodas, chief foreign policy advisor to the Lithuanian president. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels where Turkey was represented by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The summit was held to discuss the flow of Syrian refugees crossing Turkey, the press service of the president said. […]
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