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EU’s Mogherini to come on official visit to Lithuania
Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, will pay an official visit to Lithuania on 2 July. […]
Economy
European Commission to earmark EUR 548m for Rail Baltica
The European Commission on Monday proposed earmarking 548 million euros in support for the European standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica, worth 665 million euros in total. […]
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Lithuanian PM: Referendum decision puts Greece’s fate into its people’s hands
Greece‘s fate is in the hands of its citizens after the country decided to call a referendum on the latest terms of a debt deal proposed by its EU and IMF creditors, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Sunday. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania backs EU-US trade deal and looks forward to US gas export
Lithuania supports efforts to reach, as soon as possible, an EU-US free trade agreement that will boost bilateral trade and will further strengthen transatlantic relations, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with John Boehner, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, in Vilnius on Saturday. […]
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Free movement is fundamental for EU, Lithuanian leader tells Cameron
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Brussels on Thursday and stressed that any EU reform must not undermine free movement of people, goods, services and capital. […]
Economy
Economic instability in Europe triggered by fragmentation, Lithuanian analyst says
Instability in the euro area results from fragmentation, chief economist for Lithuania at Nordea, the biggest financial group in the Nordic and Baltic countries, believes. […]
TEN-T days 2015: Focus on Rail Baltica
On Monday, at one of the most important European Union (EU) annual transport events TEN-T days 2015, the representatives of the joint venture of the three Baltic States RB Rail presented the project Rail Baltica – a great example of a propriety infrastructure project of a common interest, reports the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania. […]
Energy
Stockholm arbitration court to start hearing dispute between Lithuania and Gazprom next week
A Stockholm arbitration court will next week start hearing the Lithuanian government’s suit against Russia‘s gas supplier Gazprom over unfair gas prices. […]
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Lithuanian president wants EU’s refugee resettlement scheme to include migrants from Eastern Europe
Lithuania hopes that the European Union‘s refugee resettlement scheme will be voluntary and will not be restricted to only migrants coming from the south. […]
Economy
Social entrepreneur: ‘Leave in better condition than you found it’ should be motto for all business
Fionn Dobbin, entrepreneur and lecturer at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, started his social enterprise after he heard a story about one unhappy woman. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president says eurozone leaders still far from deal with Greece
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the Greek government still does not understand what may happen to the state if its authorities do not take responsibility for their actions and that the eurozone’s leaders are still “far away from” a deal with Greece to resolve the debt crisis. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Russian sanction extension shows Europe can be united
EU foreign ministers’ decision on Monday to extend the existing economic sanctions against Russia shows that Europe can be united on the issue, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Lithuanian government decides on resettlement of 250 refugees
The Lithuanian government gave a green light on Monday to receiving up to 250 refugees distributed by the European Commission (EC) in an effort to help ease the Mediterranean refugee crisis. […]
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Lithuania nominates Valančius to EU General Court
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree, endorsing the government’s proposal to nominate Virgilijus Valančius for the post of a judge of the European Union (EU) General Court, the President’s Office said on Monday. […]
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Ambassador Ušackas: EU has nothing to do with seizures of Russian assets abroad
The European Union (EU) has nothing to do with recent seizures of Russia‘s assets abroad and Russia’s countermeasures regarding the situation must be legal, said EU’s Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas on Friday to Russian radio station Kommersant FM. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Georgia capable of achieving visa-free travels to EU this year
Georgia is disappointed with the stalling visa-free talks with the European Union (EU); however, it is fully capable of achieving the objective before the end of this year, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Lithuanian finance minister: Greece needs financial support
Debt-ridden Greece will hardly be able to pay 1.6 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by June 30 without external financial support, Lithuania’s Finance Minister believes. […]