SocietyFinal vote on the farming reform scheduled for November plenary2013-11-17, 10:34Affordable food prices, lively rural areas and support for farmers – these are the goals of the revised common agricultural policy. The reform will be finalised with a vote in Parliament on 20 November during a plenary session. Our top story will present the latest news together with background information. Climate change: EP delegation to attend Warsaw summit2013-11-15, 17:12A 10-strong delegation of MEPs will take part in a UN climate conference in Warsaw from Monday to Friday. The 19th Conference of Parties (COP19) aims to set out a timetable and steps towards a global and binding climate agreement to be concluded in Paris in 2015. Tobacco Products Directive: how the most progress in 10 years was made2013-11-14, 18:44On 8 October, the European Parliament granted a mandate by an overwhelming majority to begin negotiations with the Council of the European Union on a new tobacco directive, which would subject tobacco products to stricter regulations. This paved the way for further steps to protect European citizens from the harms of tobacco. European youth should become ‘rediscovered’ generation2013-11-13, 11:47President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a high-level conference on youth unemployment, which was hosted by French President François Hollande. EURES meeting will be held in Vilnius2013-11-12, 12:07The Lithuanian Labour Exchange EURES service together with the European Commission organize an European Employment Services (EURES) Working Group Meeting on 11th – 13th November. This is one of the employment events that Lithuania holds during the Presidency of the Council of the EU. At this event the experts will discuss about the EURES policy at the European Union and Member States level. The delegates from the European Commission are going to present the organizational priorities, prospective programs and possible outcomes of the European Employment Services. Freedom of the media must be ensured2013-11-11, 12:10President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the 1st Deputy Director of the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania, Žydrūnas Bartkus, to discuss the proportionality of measures applied in respect of journalists. COP 19 conference: a key step in the fight against climate change2013-11-10, 09:42Sea levels and air temperatures continue to rise according to studies, which is expected to lead to more floods and worse heat waves. To help prevent this, the 19th UN Cllimate Conference takes place in Warsaw on 11-22 November to discuss how to curb carbon emissions after 2020. During the October plenary he EP stressed the conference was a key steps towards a new globally binding agreement by 2015. Check out our infographic on climate change for more information. New flight from Vilnius to Minsk will be opened in December2013-11-09, 19:54Since December 2013 it will be possible to travel to the neighbouring city Minsk in Belarus not only by land transport but also by air. Meeting of the Chairpersons of Social Affairs and Labour Committees will focus on unemployment and options for its reduction2013-11-09, 14:34On 10–11 November, the meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Social Affairs and Labour (hereinafter – 'Meeting'), Employment Incentives to Implement the Europe 2020 Strategy, will take place at the Seimas. Air Lituanica, the first airline in Vilnius Airport to provide all-day check-in service2013-11-08, 12:05On 2 November, the airline company Air Lituanica started an all-day check-in service, which makes it the first company to offer such service in Vilnius International Airport. From that day on, passengers can check-in and drop off their baggage at any time convenient to them, for any flights on that day. |
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