PoliticsLithuanian Presidency: agreement on Single Resolution Mechanism needed2013-11-14, 17:33As one of the key questions during the ECOFIN Council meeting in Brussels on November 15, the Lithuanian Presidency will hold discussions on the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) seeking to reach agreement that would enable negotiations with the European Parliament to start. The EU finance ministers will also address taxation-related questions and backstops arrangements for banks in the context of the upcoming asset quality review and stress tests. The Vilnius summit of the Eastern Partnership on 28-29 November could prove to be a milestone for EU-Ukraine relations, as both sides expect to sign the association agreement that would bring the country closer to the EU. Today EP envoys Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski present their report on the Tymoshenko case during the Conference of Presidents. We talked about it with Paweł Kowal, a Polish member of the ECR group who is the chair of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. Lithuania is responsibly preparing for OECD membership2013-11-12, 17:46President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented to the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - one of the world's most influential organizations - Lithuania's preparations for OECD membership and answered questions from ambassadors of 34 countries. Only economically developed and stable countries can become members of this organization. It currently comprises 34 strongest economies. Energy security through joint efforts of Lithuania and Poland2013-11-12, 12:10President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is attending Poland's Independence Day commemoration in Warsaw, congratulated the Polish people on the occasion of their national holiday. She had a bilateral meeting with the President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, which focused on regional security issues, common energy projects and the upcoming Vilnius Summit where the future of the EU's relations with its Eastern neighbors will be decided. L. Linkevičius attended The ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in India2013-11-11, 13:03On 10 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is attending the Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, met with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid. Lithuania congratulates Israel on participating constructively in its second Universal Periodic Review2013-11-10, 14:38On 7 November, Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, and Ambassador Evitar Manor, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, exchanged views on Israel's Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 29 October. The 4th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Will Take Place in Vilnius2013-11-09, 15:40On 11–12 November, representatives of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) countries will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the BSR when meeting environmental requirements and working together to stimulate economic growth, the creation of jobs, and competitiveness in the region. D. Grybauskaitė will attend Independence Day commemoration in Poland2013-11-08, 17:31Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Warsaw on Monday to attend the festivities of the Polish Independence Day. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius: Exercise Steadfast Jazz demonstrates our NATO integration2013-11-08, 12:02Yesterday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius watched NATO Response Force Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013 in Pomorskie Dravsko polygon, Poland. Lithuanian diplomacy in the spotlight of international community2013-11-07, 18:07President Dalia Grybauskaitė paid a visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to congratulate Lithuanian diplomats on their professional holiday - Diplomats' Day. Lithuanian diplomacy is celebrating the 95th anniversary - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania was established on 7 November 1918. |
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