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EC’s proposal on direct payments to Lithuanian farmers “unsatisfying”, advisor says

May 15, 2018 BNS 0

The European Commission‘s proposal to increase direct payments to Lithuanian farmers from 60 to 80 percent of the EU average is insufficient, Rolandas Taraškevičius, an advisor to Lithuania’s agriculture minister, says. […]

Lithuania votes against EU ministers’ position on agriculture funding

March 20, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania voted on Monday against EU ministers’ position on agriculture funding after 2020 as they failed to agree on leveling out differences in direct payments between member states. […]

European Commission grants EUR 9.2 mln to Lithuanian farmers affected by heavy rainfall (Updated)

December 20, 2017 BNS 0

The European Commission has decided to earmark 9.21 million euros in European Union (EU) support to Lithuanian farmers affected by heavy rainfall, the EC mission in Lithuania told BNS on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian politicians react to the Russian attack scenario: what the reports indicate

December 31, 2024 0

On 29 December, the Finnish publication Iltalehti published information from NATO sources on the scenario of an attack on Finland, Norway and the Baltic States rehearsed by Russian forces during one of the exercises, Indrė […]

R. Juknevičienė. About Georgia and Beyond

December 31, 2024 0

Georgia has risen up against the anti-European regime of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Rasa Juknevičienė, Permanent Rapporteur on Georgian Affairs at the European Parliament, writes. What is happening now in Georgia is not just a local dispute […]

The fate of the coalition – in Skvernelis’ hands? A wavering Paluckas opened a window for Žemaitaitis

December 23, 2024 0

Not even a week after the swearing-in of the new Government, the fate of the ruling coalition is already hanging in the balance – Remigijus Žemaitaitis, the leader of Nemuno Aušra, has issued an ultimatum […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]