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European Union

First months of EU’s free trade with Georgia and Moldova encouraging, Lithuanian official says

Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Trade took place on 7 May in Brussels. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas said that although the European Union‘s (EU) trade volume with Georgia and Moldova was growing, the benefit of free trade treaties would be revealed fully once the countries implemented economic, political and legal reforms. […]

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Economy

Most Lithuanian companies think geopolitical tensions will not affect business

The first results of the Survey of Lithuania’s Non-financial Enterprises show that most entrepreneurs believe the events in Ukraine will not affect or will affect only insignificantly the financial situation and their ability to repay loans. During the study, the heads or financiers of around 500 enterprises in different business sectors were surveyed, the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]

Ambassador Valeriy Zhovtenko (Photo V. Aleksandravičius)
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Ukraine expects answers on visa-free regime with EU, ambassador in Vilnius says

Ukraine expects that the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga later this month will provide answers about the perspectives of visa-free travels to the European Union (EU), Ukraine’s Ambassador to Lithuania Valeriy Zhovtenko told BNS. […]

Bronislaw Komorowski
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Polish president: Many EU countries want to lift sanctions on Russia

Many European Union countries want to lift the sanctions on Russia, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said in an interview with the newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. […]

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Russia’s military games for Baltic and Polish civilians and youth

With the Russian 9th of May celebrations of Soviet victory in World War Two approaching, many in the Baltic States are concerned about the potential risk of provocations or confrontation stemming from the more radical and disgruntled elements of the local Russian minority. Moreover, since Russia launched a shadow war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, NATO, American, and European governments have been increasingly concerned about the risks of hybrid warfare in Poland and the Baltic region. […]

Miloš Zeman

Czech president says Russia’s attack on Baltics would be suicidal

Czech President Miloš Zeman has said that Russia‘s attack on the Baltic States would be suicidal for Moscow because the attack would drag NATO into a fight. […]

Lamberto Zannier and Dalia Grybauskaitė

Lithuanian president urges OSCE to step up mission in Ukraine

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called for an enhanced mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Ukraine, where fighting between Russian-supported separatists and Ukrainian governmental forces continue regardless of ceasefire. […]