SocietyThis Sunday you enjoy the opprtunity to discover that the European Parliament is about more than procedures and documents when it opens its doors to the public in Strasbourg. You will have the chance to ask MEPs questions, join a debate on issues affecting Europe, and even learn some salsa. Every year the European institutions welcome guests to celebrate the 1950 speech by then French Foreign minister Robert Schuman which led to the creation of the EU. The US extradition request for Evaldas Rimasauskas, a Lithuanian national who is reportedly suspected of defrauding US-based Internet giants Facebook and Google of 100 million US dollars, fails to provide the necessary information required by Lithuanian laws. Once Lithuanian Airports join mobile app FLIO, which unites more than 900 airports throughout the world and provides the entire information about airports necessary before and during the flight, travellers will be able to enjoy even greater comfort during each trip. However, once they step out the airport, travellers also face a number of challenges, starting from the search for a bus stop of a bus which would take them to a hotel and ending with the finding of a cosy café or an inexpensive diner. With the approaching summer holiday season, please find a list of five smart apps, which will facilitate holiday planning and help avoid disappointments during the trip. Lithuania will disconnect one of five electricity lines with Belarus as part of the reconstruction of the substation of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The Victory Day is celebrated in Europe and on other continents on 8th-9th May. It is celebrated on two dates, as the act of capitulation of Germany was signed in Berlin on 8th May after 11pm, which was already 9th May in Moscow. Latvia's travel agency Travel RSP has no right to operate in Lithuania, as it is not listed as a provider of travel services. Europeans increasingly realise the need for common solutions to the most pressing problems, yet question whether politics will be able to deliver, according to a new survey. The Eurobarometer survey, carried out in March, was commissioned by the European Parliament to get an idea of what people want. Check out our infographic to see in which areas people expect more from the European Union and read on for an overview of the survey's main findings. The House of European History is a new Brussels-based museum offering a fresh and though-provoking way of seeing and understanding Europe's history and the development of European integration. Situated just a few minutes' walk from the Parliament, it will be open seven days a week from 6 May free of charge.. Parliament opens its doors to the public in Brussels this Saturday from 10.00 to 18.00 CET. It's an opportunity to explore the plenary chamber, join a guided tour and take part in debates. In addition visitors enjoy the chance to be among the first to visit the House of European History, a new museum that is opening its doors on the same day. Another plenary convention of the member organizations of the Council of World Polonia took place on 1st-2nd May in Pułtusk. Poles from 32 countries took part in it. Council of World Polonia unites Polonia organizations and other organizations uniting Poles abroad. It represents 20 million Poles living all around the world. Participants discussed inner matters of the organizations, but they also talked about the relations of Council of World Polonia with Polish authorities. Lots of attentions has been paid to the topic of the defense of good name of Poland and Poles in the world, Polish education abroad, part of Polish communities in the political and social life in their countries of residence. The participants also talked about the preparations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the regaining of Independence of Poland. |
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