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European Union
Latvian MEP to lead Eastern partnership and expansion course
European Parliament (EP) deputy Sandra Kalnietė (Unity), member of the European People’s Party (EPP), will lead the Eastern partnership and expansion course, Kalnietė’s spokesman Martins Spravniks informed LETA. […]
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Politics
Restrictions on Russia’s RTR Planeta TV channel end in Lithuania
Restrictions on Russian TV channel RTR Planeta ended in Lithuania on Tuesday. The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission vows, however, to impose even tougher sanctions, if violations are repeated. […]
European Union
Italian ambassador: We do not want to make Europe and Russia enemies
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. […]
Opinion
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Butkevičius: Baltics support Poroshenko’s peace plan for Ukraine
The Governments of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia support the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Energy
Auštrevičius: Russia’s gas blackmail is attempt to sabotage EU–Ukraine Association Agreement
“Russia’s gas war waged against Ukraine is an additional tool of pressure on the whole European Union, seeking, at the same time, to sabotage the final signing of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement,” says Petras Auštrevičius, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Member of the Liberal Movement Political Group, MP stated in a press release issued by this office. […]
Foreign affairs
Linkevičius: Russian sanctions still on the table if situation in Ukraine doesn’t improve
The situation in Ukraine requires a serious reaction, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said before the start of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council on Monday. […]
Opinion
Opinion: How soon will Europe forget Russia’s actions?
Russia’s actions in Ukraine show a cynical, and yet, according to Vladimir Putin’s understanding, the only possible response to regional development tendencies that have been evolving for decades. […]