PoliticsA delegation from the civil liberties committee visited Washington DC last week to find out the latest information on issues such as data protection and legislation on surveillance activities from their American counterparts. The MEPs also provided updates on the EU's data protection reform and on counter-terrorism initiatives, including the passenger name records (PNR) proposal. During the last municipal elections Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania once again confirmed its unrivalled position in Vilnius Region and received record support in the country, as well as in the capital Vilnius. So as to see the full picture of the growth in popularity of this Christian-democratic party, it is worth comparing the results of the previous elections that took place in the last 15 years. Grybauskaite discussed with Ukrainian leaders the economic situation and progress in reforms2015-03-24, 09:12During bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, President Dalia Grybauskaite discussed the security situation in eastern Ukraine, the country's economic situation and progress in implementing major reforms. MEPs vote this week on a financial grant to Ukraine, debate the results of last week's European Council summit as well as discuss new legislation to tackle corporate tax avoidance. They will also take part in a meeting on the importance of inter-religious dialogue. Martin Schulz welcomed plans for an energy union calling it a "historic project on a par only with the Coal and Steel Community" in a speech at the start of the Council summit on 19 March. The EP President also called for more energy efficiency and diversification of energy suppliers: "Depending on just a few suppliers makes us vulnerable to divide-and-rule tactics and threats of blocking energy supply routes." Trade and investment barriers persist despite prospects of global recovery, says EU report2015-03-21, 16:41The EU's strategic economic partners – Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, and the United States – maintain a variety of barriers that significantly hinder international trade and investment opportunities of EU companies. This is the conclusion of the fifth edition of the EU's Trade and Investment Barriers Report (TIBR) presented today, identifying concrete obstacles to trade. Speaker of the Seimas discusses possibilities of assistance to Ukraine with Secretary General of the Council of Europe2015-03-20, 10:09During her visit in Kiev, the Speaker of the Seimas, Loreta Graužinienė, together with other Speakers of Nordic and Baltic parliaments, met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland. President Dalia Grybauskaitė has left for Brussels to attend a European Council meeting taking place on March 19-20. EU leaders will discuss the situation in Ukraine, EU sanctions against Russia, the Energy Union, the economic situation in Europe, and preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga. The European Council will address, for the first time, the impact of Russian disinformation on European citizens. Elections to local governments’ councils took place this month in Lithuania. At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 16 March 2015 in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius, speaking about the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit on 21-22 May 2015, noted that it was important to determine a strategic direction for Eastern Partnership and take a further step forward from the Warsaw and Vilnius Summits. |
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