PoliticsMinister of National Defence Juozas Olekas will attend NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting2016-02-10, 09:46On February 10-11, minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas will take part in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Defence Ministers in Brussels, Belgium. Seimas hosts BA Legal Affairs and Security Committee meeting on migration crisis-related issues2016-02-09, 10:05The Legal Affairs and Security Committee of the Baltic Assembly (BA) held a meeting at the Seimas, where Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian Parliament Members addressed the issues of refugees, organised crime and terrorism as well as closer cooperation among border guard services. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attended the informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) on 5-6 February in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Lithuania increases contribution to military operations in Africa and the Mediterranean2016-02-07, 11:52On February 4-5, Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas took part in a meeting of the Ministers of Defence of the European Union in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The Ministers discussed the EU actions in the Mediterranean and Africa aimed at meeting migration and terrorism challenges stemming from there. The debate on the upcoming UK referendum on EU membership dominated Parliament´s first February plenary alongside migration, the future of Schengen, the liberalisation of services and car emissions. In addition Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addressed MEPs. Read on for more details of what happened during this week's plenary session. Mrs Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, together with the Speakers of the Nordic and Baltic Parliaments (NB 8), continues her visit to Kiev where she has met with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. The meeting focussed on the implementation of the Minsk agreements, security situation, and the ongoing Russia's aggression in Ukraine. Since the beginning of this year, 12 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 40 injured in eastern Ukraine. Speaker of the Seimas: “It is vital for Ukraine to preserve political unity and stability”2016-02-04, 15:51At the meetings between the Baltic and Nordic (NB8) Speakers of Parliaments and the highest ranking Ukrainian officials in Kiev, Loreta Graužinienė, Speaker of the Seimas, highlighted the necessity of political stability in Ukraine and determination to continue the vital reforms. Linkevičius: ‘Free media, journalist security and the fight against propaganda will continue to be a priority item in our political agenda2016-02-03, 10:03The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, who is visiting Vilnius on 2 February, discussed imminent threats of propaganda and premeditated disinformation, and the need to strengthen independent and fair media, which was especially relevant in today's context of ongoing events in the EU's eastern neighbours. Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister’s meetings in Stockholm focus on migration, activities of Honorary Consuls and Lithuanians living abroad2016-02-02, 10:26On 31 January – 1 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius visited the capital of Sweden, where he met with representatives of the Lithuanian community in Stockholm and attended the annual meeting of Lithuanian Honorary Consuls in Sweden. The Vice-Minister also met with the Director-General for Asylum and Migration Policy of the Ministry of Justice of Sweden Ola Henrikson. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi presents his 2014 annual report to Parliament on Monday 1 February. A debate with MEPs will follow and likely focus on low inflation and the ECB's quantitative easing programme for reviving the economy. The proceedings will be streamed live on our website. |
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