PoliticsSpeaker of the Seimas: ‘Democracies working closely together bring concrete benefits to their people’2023-10-25, 14:23Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas, who is currently leading a Lithuanian business delegation in Taiwan, has stressed that our country appreciates its ties with Taiwan, which professes the same values as Lithuania. Cooperation between democracies is particularly important at a time when the world order based on international law is becoming fragmented. “We cannot be afraid to reform and adapt to this ever-changing and increasingly geopolitical world”, said European Parliament President at a speech at the Humboldt University. ‘The financial statements of the European Union for the financial year 2022 offer a genuine and fair view of the situation, with revenue unaffected by error, but the level of error for expenditure from the EU budget of EUR 196 billion has increased significantly to 4.2 %. (compare with 3 % in 2021),’ underlined Ms Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA), seconded by Lithuania, while presenting the ECA’s annual report on the implementation of the EU budget for the 2022 financial year at the joint meeting of the Seimas Committees on European Affairs and on Audit on 13 October 2023. Prime Minister in Armenia: we support Armenia’s commitment to sustainable and lasting peace2023-10-20, 16:51As part of the visit to Armenia, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to discuss Armenia’s security challenges, the prospects for bilateral relations, Armenia’s cooperation with the European Union, and other relevant issues. At the end of the meeting, the Prime Ministers of the two countries held a joint press conference. The newly elected Vice-President and Quaestor replace Michal Šimečka (Renew, SK) and Cristophe Hansen (EPP, LU), respectively, following their departure from Parliament. On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Professor Margaret Gardner, Governor of Victoria, the second largest state in Australia. President Metsola opened the 16-19 October plenary session in Strasbourg with the following announcements. The Lithuanian and Polish Presidents discussed the first results of Poland’s election2023-10-16, 14:05President Gitanas Nausėda spoke by telephone on Monday with President Andrzej Duda of Poland to discuss the results of the Polish parliamentary election, security and defense cooperation, and the security situation in the region. In a Meeting with the Israeli Ambassador, the Prime Minister expressed Lithuania's solidarity with Israel2023-10-13, 11:59On Thursday, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Lithuania, Hadas Wittenberg Silverstein. At the meeting, the Head of Government reiterated her condemnation of Hamas attacks and acts of terror against Israel and its people, stressing that Lithuania stands in solidarity with Israel and supports the country's right to defend itself in accordance with the principles of international humanitarian law. We must not become tired, our assistance remains decisive, says A. Anušauskas presenting next assistance package to Ukraine in Brussels2023-10-12, 14:26“Military aid to Ukraine is falling subject to the countries’ internal political debate; however, the rendered assistance remains decisive to Ukraine’s defence. Lithuania will continue delivering on its assistance commitments, we will walk this walk to Ukraine all the way until victory,” Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas underscored to the Allies Wednesday in Brussels. |
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