Heidi Tagliavini
Opinion

Opinion: Spark of hope that Russia’s aggression will not pass this time

The German daily Berliner Zeitung was the first one to report about the resignation of Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini as OSCE special envoy in Ukraine and OSCE representative at the Minsk peace talks. This lady made her name in political and diplomatic quarters when the international commission she led published a report on the 2008 Georgian-Russian war. Her departure gives one hope that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia will not be given a Tagliavini treatment. […]

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Politics

Refugee resettlement in Lithuania to start next January

The first group of refugees from Africa and the Middle East should be resettled to Lithuania in January 2016, the government’s officials say. […]

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Politics

EC calls on Lithuania to transpose EU legislation on in-vitro fertilization

The European Commission has requested Lithuania to transpose provisions of EU directives on quality and safety standards for medical procedures involving reproductive cells. […]

Rimantas Šadžius
European Union

Lithuanian finance minister: Greece must show political will to carry out reforms

Greek authorities must demonstrate their strong political will and approve reform measures agreed after more than 17 hours of overnight talks in order to reach a deal with the eurozone on a new bailout programme, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius said on Monday. […]

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Society

Lithuania’s population shrank in 2014

On 1 January 2015, the population of the European Union was estimated at 508.2 million, compared with 506.9 million on 1 January 2014. During the year 2014, 5.1 million babies were born in the EU, while 4.9 million persons died, meaning that the EU recorded a positive natural change of its population of 0.2 million, double that of 2013. The remainder of the change is driven mainly by net migration, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union said. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
European Union

Lithuanian president sees 50-50 chance of Greek deal

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday there was a 50-50 chance of reaching agreement with Greece on reforms. […]