PoliticsLithuanian Foreign Minister welcomes strategic UN-EU cooperation2014-02-15, 10:40On 14 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius chaired discussions on the strengthening of the United Nations-European Union cooperation and interaction. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton also delivered speeches. V. Tomaševski: daily Kubilius' and other conservatives' lies are becoming the norm2014-02-14, 12:44Last Monday (10th February) a statement was issued in which the Chairman of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL), Member of the European Parliament Valdemar Tomaševski expressed his regret about another attack of the conservative A. Kubilius aimed at the EAPL and about the continuation of inciting national quarrels in the country. Sikorski speaks harshly about the Government of Lithuania2014-02-13, 15:27'The Government in Vilnius did nothing in order to improve the situation of the Polish minority in Lithuania, whose rights are being restricted,' Radosław Sikorski, Polish Foreign Minister, harshly criticised the Government of Lithuania. The EAPL Governing Council: we identify standing in elections by V. Tomaševski with changes, honesty in politics and social justice in everyday life.2014-02-12, 22:25Valdemar Tomaševski, the Chairman of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (EAPL) Valdemar Tomaševski, has announced today that he will take part in the presidential elections that will take place in May 2014. Below the statement of the EAPL Governing Council is presented. In their statement the members of the Council support the candidacy of the party leader. Lithuania’s principled stance in negotiating gas prices yields results2014-02-11, 15:56President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič. The Prime Minister briefed the President on the talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev and the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller in Sochi and their proposals regarding gas prices for Lithuania. The President met with AutoMaidan’s leader who undergoes medical treatment in Lithuania2014-02-10, 18:20President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the leader of AutoMaidan movement, Dmitry Bulatov, who was kidnapped and tortured by unknown persons in Ukraine at the beginning of the year. He now is in Lithuania for medical treatment. The meeting focused on the situation in Ukraine, AutoMaidan initiative and the role of the European Union in settling the conflict in Ukraine. Bulatov thanked the President for Lithuania's support to the injured EuroMaidan participants and for the opportunity to undergo medical treatment in Lithuania. Cooperation with Germany secures the way to economic well-being2014-02-09, 12:33President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Erfurt. MEPs voted to make the recognition of official documents easier in another EU member state during the 3-6 February plenary session, backed rules to punish manipulators of financial markets and urged an EU-wide strategy to combat homophobia and protect the rights of LGBTI people. Addressing the European Parliament, Italian president Giorgio Napolitano warned about the dangers of nationalism. Read on for more highlights of February's first plenary session. Lithuania's PM meets with Azerbaijan's President in Sochi2014-02-07, 11:54On Thursday, Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Heydar Oglu Aliyev in Sochi. The President will travel to Germany at the invitation of Angela Merkel2014-02-06, 18:16Tomorrow, February 7, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Germany at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
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