European Union
Lithuania favours Greece staying in eurozone
Lithuanian officials will tell eurozone finance ministers on Saturday and EU leaders on Sunday that Vilnius is in favour of Greece staying in the monetary union. […]
Greece
Opinion
Open letter to anti-Greek Eastern European bloc
Economist Dr.Zoltan Pogatsa believes that the Eurozone states of the former Eastern bloc have been duped by the major powers into firmly opposing Greece. They are being led to believe that Athens is damaging to their economies. It’s all a deception, the Hungarian professional of political economy argues, as Eastern Eurozone members’ money never actually went to Greece, but to Brussels, in order to support the euro. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Tsipras’s attempt to use Communist Youth Lessons on Greece
If we all sat at a table in a tavern, having fun eating and drinking and then decided to vote if we wanted to pay the bill or not, the chances are that most would vote to pay the bill. What would a table like that look like from the side as it flaunts the results of that vote, demanding that the customers’ opinion be respected and their vote not be trampled on? […]
European Union
Lithuanian political scientist says Greece will find it difficult to win allies in Europe
Lithuanian political scientist Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University, says that the Greek government is realizing the ineffectiveness of its combative position and is now trying to look for allies in Europe. […]
European Union
Syriza member in Vilnius: Workers’ rights are the biggest loss in Greek debt crisis
Europeans are starting to realize how sombre the situation is for the Greek people and sympathize with their plight, says Dimitris Papanikolaou, academic from Oxford University. The austerity measures imposed on Greece have done little to get the country out of debt and a lot to dismantle welfare provisions and workers’ rights. The fight to prevent this, he says, is not Greece’s alone – the Europe we joined is a Europe that ensures the minimum of dignified life for everyone. […]
Politics
Lithuania gets ready for refugee challenge
As the European Union launches talks on refugee distribution, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says accepting several hundred refugees is not only a challenge but also an opportunity to solve the problem of short workforce supply. […]
European Union
Lithuanian government’s approval would be needed for ESM loan to Greece, finance minister says
Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says that if the eurozone decided to provide financial support to Greece from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), in Lithuania it would be the government that would decide on whether or not to approve the loan. […]
European Union
Lithuanian MEPs unconvinced by Greek prime minister’s speech in Strasbourg
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ speech in Strasbourg on Wednesday did not convince Lithuanian MEPs who said they only heard excuses but not real proposals on ways to deal with the debt crisis after Greek voters turned down creditors’ demands in a referendum on Sunday. […]
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European Union
Lithuanian finance minister: Grexit would be ‘black scenario’
Greece is asking for financial support from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius said on Tuesday. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president: Greece might have to drop out of eurozone
Greece might have to renounce the euro if the country’s government refuses to make commitments and continues with its “irresponsible” policy, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president and finance minister off to Brussels for Greek debt summit
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius will on Tuesday attend an emergency meeting with their counterparts in Brussels to discuss the Greek debt crisis following the Sunday referendum that saw the Greeks voted down austerity measures. […]
European Union
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It will be hard to help Greece when it doesn’t want help – Lithuanian foreign minister
It will be very difficult to help Greece whose people voted against reforms demanded by the country creditors in a referendum on Sunday, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says, adding that the possibility of Greece’s euro exist is absolutely real. […]
European Union
ECB vice-president: Greek ‘No’ vote would weaken chances for financial assistance deal
A “No” vote in Greece‘s referendum on Sunday would weaken chances for Athens to reach an agreement with its creditors, Vitor Constancio, vice-president of the European Central Bank, said in Vilnius on Friday. […]
Politics
Lithuania might have to accept more than 250 refugees, PM says
Lithuania might have to accept more than 250 refugees in an effort to help ease the Mediterranean migrant crisis, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday. […]
European Union
European Union
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. […]
European Union
Lithuanian finance minister: Greece remains eurozone member
Although eurozone finance ministers have not extended Greece‘s bailout program, the country stays in the single currency, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius has said, adding that the EU will use other means to help Greece, such as structural funding, and that the country now has to take measures to get its financial system under control. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president: Mediterranean migrant crisis needs more serious solution
The European Council’s decision to relocate 40,000 refuges from Greece and Italy to other EU member states over the next two years is a symbolic step, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says, adding that the migration problem needs a more serious solution. […]