Vytenis Andriukaitis
European Union

EU commissioner notes progress in anti-Ebola efforts in Africa

Progress has been made in the efforts to mitigate the Ebola epidemic in Africa, but more instruments and doctors will be needed to contain the spread of the virus in more remote regions, says the European Union‘s (EU) Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of Lithuania. […]

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
European Union

Lithuanian EC nominee on his performance before European Parliament: This is not a beauty contest

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, the Lithuanian nominee for the European Commission, attended his confirmation hearings at the European Parliament on Tuesday. Andriukaitis, who is tipped for the health portfolio, would not rate his performance, but said that answering questions of the European Parliament members was a worthwhile experience. […]

Vytenis Andriukaitis
European Union

Lithuanian EC candidate: Food safety will be crucial in context of political events in Eastern Europe

Lithuania’s former health minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, who was on Wednesday officially confirmed as candidate for the health and food safety portfolio in the European Commission, says that the field is very important amid the Russian attempts to politicize food safety issues and the EU negotiations with the United States on a trade agreement. […]

Vytenis Andriukaitis
Politics

Outgoing Minister Andriukaitis does not expect changes in Lithuania’s Health Ministry

On Thursday the mandate of Health Minister Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis ends and he is replaced by Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė. Andriukaitis thinks that his successor, fellow social democrat, will not change the team and how the ministry is run. […]