PoliticsOn 28th October teachers organized a picketing in order to remind the Government about their problems, expectations, and unrealized promises given to them. However, to their surprise they heard that they earn enough, others receive even less. No to GMO? Public health committee to vote on rules enabling member states to ban them2014-11-10, 12:34Should member states be able to overrule the EU when considering the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in their territory? New rules allowing them to restrict or prohibit cultivation will be voted on by the public health committee on 11 November. To learn more about what's at stake, watch the EuroparlTV interview with report author Frédérique Ries. Lithuania’s Ambassador presented the letters of credence to the President of Poland2014-11-09, 14:26On 7 November, Lithuania's Ambassador to Poland Šarūnas Adomavičius presented the letters of credence to President of the Republic of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski. Prime Minister A. Butkevičius in the Northern Future Forum: innovation is the guarantee for long-term economic growth2014-11-08, 10:28This Friday, on his working visit to Finland, the Head of Government A. Butkevičius attended a forum of Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries, the Baltic States and the United Kingdom where topical issues related to innovative businesses and the creation of a competitive education system were widely discussed. President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck. Taking part in the meeting on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall were also Latvian President Andris Bērziņš and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. The presidents discussed the security situation in the region and ways to counter newly emerging threats. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius believes that after the illegitimate elections held by separatists in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions the international community should not tone down its position against Russia. 25% of people supporting parties have chosen Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania2014-11-05, 17:37Last year almost 40 000 citizens of Lithuania supported the national political groups by allocating 1% of income tax for their activities. The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL) is at the forefront of the list another year in a row. It was supported by over 10 000 people (more than 25% of all donors). Data on the amount and number of deductions is published by the State Tax Inspectorate. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius: business-friendly environment is crucial for further development2014-11-05, 10:30Following the Belarus-Lithuanian business forum in Mogilev, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with his Belarussian counterpart, Mikhail Myasnikovich, to discuss bilateral economic relations. Minister of Justice Juozas Bernatonis in Lithuania met with Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Francis Gurry. The two discussed the influence of the legal protection of intellectual property on the development of state and society, as well as obstacles in transferring intellectual property services to the electronic space. On Tuesday, November 4, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will attend the tenth Lithuanian-Belarusian economic forum in Mogilev, intended to discuss the most pressing issues of mutual economic cooperation. The forum will focus on transport and logistics, as well as trade and investment. |
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