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Lithuanian agriculture minister calls for extraordinary EU ministers meeting

August 13, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Following the introduction of sanctions on food imports by the Russian Federation, Lithuania’s Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė has turned to Italian Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Minister Maurizio Martina, who holds the rotating presidency of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH), with a request to convene an extraordinary meeting of EU ministers of agriculture as soon as possible, possibly even in August. […]

Lithuania to keep its personae non gratae list secret

August 8, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania will not publish the list of Russian politicians and performers who will be affected by a travel ban imposed in response to Moscow’s policies in Ukraine, LNK TV said in its news broadcast on Thursday. […]

EU Ambassador Ušackas: EU-Russian relations are at all-time worst

August 8, 2014 BNS 0

The European Union (EU) is considering to address the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the Russia‘s restrictions on imports of agricultural and food products, EU Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas said on Thursday. […]

Bank of Lithuania governor joins ECB policymakers in Frankfurt

August 7, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, is attending a meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, says the Bank of Lithuania in a statement. […]

Opinion: What can stop Russia?

August 7, 2014 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

The sanctions of the West against Russia are followed by discussions about what effect they could have on further actions of Russia towards Ukraine. One side stresses that Putin and his closest environment understand only force, therefore the increasing sanctions are the best measure of scaring Russia from further aggression in Ukraine. […]

Ambassador Keith C. Smith: Biggest achievement of Lithuania is that you are in EU and NATO

August 5, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuania Tribune spoke to Keith C. Smith, the former American Ambassador to Lithuania in 1997-2000. We asked what stuck in your memory and what surprised him most when he served as ambassador to Lithuania between 1997 and 2000. […]

Lithuanian businesses will not collapse due sanctions for Russia, says economist

August 4, 2014 Ziniu radijas 0

Gitanas Nausėda, advisor to the president of SEB Bank, claims that a slowdown in the Russian economy, triggered by various EU and US sanctions, will affect Lithuanian exports which are retail-oriented. […]

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EU secures WTO panel over Russian pork ban

August 1, 2014 BNS 0

The European Union has been granted a panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address complaints Russia‘s ban on EU pork imports. […]

EU sanctions don’t spell catastrophe for Russia, expert says

July 31, 2014 Reuters 0

One by one, Russia‘s state-run banks are feeling the brunt of new sanctions. […]

Modernizing transport: European priority

July 30, 2014 The Baltic Course 0

The European Commission selected a total of 106 projects that will benefit from over EUR 320 million in EU support for improving transport infrastructure across Europe. The funding will support projects announced by the Commission in 2013 and is effective through “Trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Program”; since January 2014 – the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA). […]

Lithuania disappointed EU sanctions won’t halt French Mistral sales to Russia

July 30, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania on Tuesday described the European Union‘s new sanctions as a step forward in efforts to make Russia revise its policies towards Ukraine, but expressed disappointment that they will not prevent France from selling warships to Russia. […]

EU moves on with third-phase sanctions for Russia

July 30, 2014 BNS 0

In the coming days, the European Union is to approve economic sanctions for Russia, which would restrict access to capital markets, envisage arms embargo and transfer of double-function commodities and sensitive technologies, Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Andrius Krivas stated on Tuesday. […]

Minister Linkevičius: Lithuania will not rush with national sanctions against Russia

July 27, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The European Union (EU) is moving forward with sanctions for individuals and companies involved in escalating the events in eastern Ukraine, but Lithuania will nor rush to impose national sanctions. […]

Baltics and Poland to ask EU support in fighting ASF

July 25, 2014 BNS 0

Faced with a threat of African swine fever (ASF), the Lithuanian government plans to team up with Latvia, Estonia and Poland and to apply for the European Union’s (EU) support. […]

Estonia faces 10-million-euro milk fine

July 25, 2014 The Baltic Course 0

Estonian Minister of Agriculture Ivar Padar tells the Postimees daily that Estonia is likely to face a 10 to 14-million-euro milk fine for exceeding the European dairy quota next spring, informs LETA. […]

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Fifteen more people and organizations added to EU’s blacklist

July 25, 2014 Baltic News Network 0

The list of people and organizations subject to European Union sanctions for their role in aggression in Ukraine has been extended to include additional 15 Ukrainian and Russian nationals, as well as 18 organizations. […]

Lithuanian MPs indignant about prime minister’s statements in Brussels

July 24, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian lawmakers are surprised over recent statements made by Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, saying that Vilnius’ reservations about Italian candidate for the EU foreign policy chief were President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s personal opinion. […]

Russian oligarchs flee London for fear of EU’s sanctions

July 24, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin are leaving London – a decision that was made after the British government’s requirements to punish the rich Russians. […]

EU gives final approval to Lithuania’s euro bid

July 23, 2014 BNS 0

The European Union’s (EU) General Affairs Council on Wednesday approved Lithuania’s entry to the euro zone in January 2015, which is the final decision that was needed for the country to adopt the single currency next year. […]

Latvia falls behind Lithuania and Estonia in terms of EU funds use

July 22, 2014 Baltic News Network 0

The Baltic States are some of the most successful member states in terms of the use of finances allocated by European Funds. However, Latvia is somewhat behind Lithuania and Estonia in this regard, according to a survey by KPMG on the use of finances allocated by EU structural funds in 2013 in Central and Eastern European region. […]