Jean-Claude Juncker

GIPL funding agreement signed in BrusselsGIPL funding agreement signed in Brussels
  • European Union

GIPL funding agreement signed in Brussels

An agreement on financial assistance for the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) project was signed at the European Commission's building Berlaymont…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Mandatory refugee quotas are threat to Lithuania’s sovereignty

On Tuesday, the European Union's (EU) interior ministers accepted a plan to redistribute 160,000 refugees that had come to Europe.…

9 years ago
EC will not cut support to EU nations refusing refugee quotasEC will not cut support to EU nations refusing refugee quotas
  • European Union

EC will not cut support to EU nations refusing refugee quotas

The European Commission (EC) stated on Tuesday it was not considering to cut European Union (EU) structural assistance to countries…

10 years ago
Vilnius rally urges Lithuanians to welcome refugeesVilnius rally urges Lithuanians to welcome refugees
  • Society

Vilnius rally urges Lithuanians to welcome refugees

A campaign to support refugees was held in central Vilnius on Saturday afternoon, urging ordinary residents to contribute to the…

10 years ago
Juncker warns Moscow that EU borders are ‘untouchable’Juncker warns Moscow that EU borders are ‘untouchable’
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Juncker warns Moscow that EU borders are ‘untouchable’

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Moscow Wednesday the security of European Union member nations was sacrosanct, amid growing alarm…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EC wants Lithuania to take in 2,146 refugees, sources say

The European Commission (EC) is planning to distribute 160,000 refugees across the EU member states. These refugees have currently found…

10 years ago
Opinion: Tsipras’s attempt to use Communist Youth Lessons on GreeceOpinion: Tsipras’s attempt to use Communist Youth Lessons on Greece
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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…

10 years ago
Opinion: Open season on scapegoats in EuropeOpinion: Open season on scapegoats in Europe
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Opinion: Open season on scapegoats in Europe

It’s an open season on scapegoats in Europe. If you are not guilty of something, you must be coming from…

10 years ago
Lithuanian President to attend Eastern Partnership summit in RigaLithuanian President to attend Eastern Partnership summit in Riga
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Lithuanian President to attend Eastern Partnership summit in Riga

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday and Friday is attending the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Riga. The summit will…

10 years ago
President Grybauskaitė: Most important EU issues will be discussed in AachenPresident Grybauskaitė: Most important EU issues will be discussed in Aachen
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė: Most important EU issues will be discussed in Aachen

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Aachen, Germany, on Wednesday to attend the Charlemagne Prize award ceremony. She is…

10 years ago
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Energy union, the EU’s next revolution

Big changes often seem to move forward painfully slowly, while the most sweeping of them get triggered by steps no…

10 years ago
Baltic PMs ask Polish counterpart and EC president to find solution for GIPL financingBaltic PMs ask Polish counterpart and EC president to find solution for GIPL financing
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Baltic PMs ask Polish counterpart and EC president to find solution for GIPL financing

Prime ministers of three Baltic countries have asked the European Commission president and the Polish government leader to find a…

10 years ago
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European Commission approves Energy Union plan

The EU Commission has approved proposals to create a single European energy market. The Energy Union plan would give the…

10 years ago
  • European Union

European Commission launches work on Energy Union

The European Commission on Wednesday launched work on the Energy Union, a fundamental step towards the completion of single energy…

10 years ago
Lithuania, Italy deliver humanitarian aid to UkraineLithuania, Italy deliver humanitarian aid to Ukraine
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania, Italy deliver humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Lithuania will deliver a shipment of humanitarian aid worth EUR 83,532 in response to the appeal of the Head of…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuania mulls contributing to EFSI, finance minister says

Lithuania is considering to contribute to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), or the so-called “Juncker-plan”, but it would…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU leaders to discuss investment and relations with Russia

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Brussels on Thursday to attend a two-day European Council meeting that will focus…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Juncker’s new investment plan may not be suitable for Lithuania, analyst says

New ambitious investment program, which has been worked out by the European Commission, may not be suitable for Lithuania, an…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU Commissioner Andriukaitis: Russia’s embargo issue to be solved at WTO level

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety delegated by Lithuania, assured the Government that issues relating to…

10 years ago
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Baltic and Finnish farmers send new assistance request to EU

Baltic States and Finnish agricultural organizations submitted a repeated appeal for help to the European Commission, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports. [...]

10 years ago