PoliticsPrime Minister’s greetings to Krišjānis Kariņš on his reappointment as Latvia’s Prime Minister2022-12-17, 14:27Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has extended greetings to Krišjānis Kariņš on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia and on the formation of the new Latvian Government. Parliament has reacted to recent allegations with immediate changes and demands for measures to close loopholes in existing transparency rules. In a debate with Council and Commission on tomorrow’s EU summit, MEPs demanded lower energy prices and allowing Bulgaria and Romania to join the Schengen area. On Tuesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the commanders of foreign military units deployed in Lithuania. The President held a traditional meeting with EU ambassadors ahead of the forthcoming European Council2022-12-13, 11:48On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with ambassadors of the European Union member states residing in Lithuania. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivered the following statement at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg on Monday. The Fifth National Human Rights Forum focuses on human rights in the face of crises and war2022-12-10, 16:32On 9 December, on the eve of International Human Rights Day, the National Human Rights Forum was held for the fifth time. This year, the Forum focused on our rights in the face of crises and war. On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with General Robert Brieger, the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee. The meeting focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the security situation in the region, as well as support for Ukraine. U.S. Ambassador Robert Gilchrist informed Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anušauskas that, as part of the ongoing commitment to its Baltic Allies, the United States will further enhance the continuous and persistent U.S. military presence in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. In Lithuania, this initially includes transitioning the episodic deployments of an armored battalion-sized element and field artillery battery to a persistent rotational presence. After a meeting with the Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis said that the ongoing geopolitical changes also opened opportunities to develop new ways of cooperation, also of the EU-Kazakhstan partnership that served the interests of both sides. |
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