European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday on sharing out a package of top jobs in the 28-nation bloc, including a new foreign policy chief, and postponed the decision until late August. […]
Lithuania will not back Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s candidacy for the position of EU high representative for foreign affairs and security polity, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday. […]
“The Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) should make an impact on the EU’s foreign policy. It is the search for a new momentum in EU foreign policy that is one of the key priorities of the Italian Presidency. I am sure that this task will not pose a problem to Italy as one of the founding members of the Community that presides over the Council of the EU for the twelfth time,” said Gediminas Kirkilas, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Chair of the Committee on European Affairs, according to the press service of the Seimas. […]
On 1 July, Italy begins its Presidency of the EU Council. According to Italy’s Ambassador to Lithuania Stefano Taliani De Marchio, Italy will aim at changing people’s attitude towards the EU and bringing “grey” institutions in Brussels closer to people. […]
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