PoliticsMany MEPs called for solidarity among EU member states and concrete steps by the European Commission to aid road hauliers hit by Russian restrictions on food and farm produce imports from the EU, in a debate on Monday evening. The import ban's impact on hauliers has been neglected, even though the EU has taken measures to support producers of fruit, vegetables and dairy produce, said Transport Committee MEPs in a question tabled for debate with the Commission. Marius Janukonis, Director of the Eastern Neighbourhood Policy Department at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, has been appointed as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Lithuania to Ukraine. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister thanks French Ambasador for her significant contribution to strengthening bilateral relations2015-03-07, 13:47On 5 March, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with outgoing Ambassador of France to Lithuania Maryse Berniau and thanked for her efforts and a significant contribution to the development of relations between Lithuania and France. The discussions in Vilnius focused on cooperation between Lithuania and Kazakhstan at the United Nations2015-03-06, 09:45On 4 March, Linas Linkevičius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, met in Vilnius with Ambassador Ikram Adyrbekov, Senator of the Kazakh Parliament and Special Envoy of the President on the UN Security Council. Bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Kazakhstan at the United Nations and within other international organizations and institutions were discussed at the meeting. President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with members of the Danish Defence Committee at the Danish Parliament (Folketing) and members of the Danish delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The meeting focused on security situation in the region and Lithuanian-Danish cooperation in defense and other spheres. The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) must focus on currently underfunded areas, so as to complement, not duplicate, other EU budget tools, said MEPs at Monday's expert hearing on the Juncker investment plan proposals. The hearing was held by the Budgets and Economic and Monetary Affairs committees with a view to shaping legislation for the investment plan. Conference on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership was held at the Seimas2015-03-03, 14:31On 27 February 2015, the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on European Affairs organised an international conference, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Free Trade from Alaska to Baltic States. There was a fierce fight going on between Artūras Zuokas and Valdemar Tomaševski about who will take part in the second round of the elections of the Mayor of Vilnius City. It was already known, that Rimantas Šimašius, who received the most votes in Vilnius, will take part in the second round. The mayors of two Lithuanian districts, namely Vilnius and Šalčininkai, can already be announced. Marija Rekst was elected to be the Mayor of Vilnius district once again. Zdzislav Palevič became the Mayor of Šalčininkai district. It is also another term for him as the Mayor of the district. President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently on a working visit to Chile, is attending the high-level event "Women in Power and Decision-Making: Building a Different World" organized by the Government of Chile in collaboration with UN Women. At the event, the President who is also Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders delivered a keynote presentation on women's participation in politics and state governance and shared Lithuania's experience in this sphere. |
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