Catherine Ashton
European Union

EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting to focus on Ebola

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is participating at the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday. […]

Kęstutis Eidukonis
Global LT

Kęstutis Eidukonis: World Lithuanian community does not need more members

Just after Lithuania regained its independence, Kęstutis Eidukonis, a Lithuanian who had completed the US military service in Panama, began to correspond with the government and proposed to create a register of ships after the Panamanian example. When he came to free Lithuania for the first time, the United States reserve lieutenant colonel had to deal with bureaucracy and corruption. […]

Valentinas Mazuronis and Rolandas Paksas
European Union

Two Lithuanian MEPs left free agents after collapse of eurosceptic EP group

Lithuanian MEPs Rolandas Paksas and Valentinas Mazuronis, the leaders of the Order and Justice party who are members of the collapsing Eurosceptic group of the European Parliament, say they will not rush with decisions to join new groups and are waiting for the political group to be rescued. […]

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Uncategorized

Putin backs down and… wins?

Russian forces are withdrawing from the Ukrainian border. Pro-Russian separatists are putting down their arms. There are reports about Russia re-opening some of its markets to Western production. All this has sparked discussions about Moscow backing down from confrontation with the West. […]

PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin
Uncategorized

Russia signals possible ease on food imports embargo?

Reports in the Russian media that Moscow is deliberating to lift imports embargo on certain EU-made foodstuffs got Lithuanian producers on ears – could this be a sign of coming change? […]

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Energy

Economist: Lithuania to choose between “green” EU and “nuclear” Russia

Lithuania in the future will be able to choose between “green” energy from the European Union and nuclear energy from Russia, an economist at Nordea bank said on Wednesday. […]