WorldEU foreign ministers discussed the future of Syria and the Western Balkans in Sofia2018-02-21, 16:16On 15-16 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas participated in an informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (Gymnich) in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Foreign ministers discussed Syria, the Western Balkans, North Korea, security and defence issues. Commission approves Belgian certificates schemes for renewable electricity and high-efficiency cogeneration in Flanders2018-02-20, 18:53The European Commission has concluded the certificates schemes for renewable electricity and high-efficiency cogeneration implemented in Flanders (Belgium) to be in line with EU State aid rules. The two schemes contribute to reaching EU energy and climate goals whilst preserving competition. President Dalia Grybauskaitė had a bilateral meeting with President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson of Iceland, who is attending festive events of the centennial of the restoration of the state of Lithuania in Vilnius. In Australia, Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister calls on accelerating talks on important agreements2018-02-18, 11:51On 15 February in Canberra, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius held a meeting with the Deputy Secretary at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia Justin Brown. Skusevičius called on finalising bilateral agreements on social security and the Lithuanian-Australian working holiday program for young people. EU solidarity at work: Commission offers financial aid to France, Greece, Spain and Portugal following natural disasters2018-02-17, 11:39The Commission proposes to give €104 million from the Solidarity Fund to four EU Member States that were hit by natural disasters in 2017. On 13 February in Stockholm, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström discussed bilateral relations and regional security. Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister explores new opportunities for Lithuanian business and science in New Zealand2018-02-15, 18:10“The achievements of Lithuanian scientists in the fields of life sciences and lasers are known and appreciated in the world. Hopefully, with representatives of the Lithuanian Laser and Engineering Technologies cluster (LITEK) we can not only introduce them in New Zealand, but also establish new partnerships,” said the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius, who met with New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary Fletcher Tabuteau and the Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Jeff Langley on 12 February in Wellington. The EU should add Venezuela’s President, his deputy and military chiefs to the EU sanctions list and recognise its elections only if free and fair, said MEPs on Thursday 8 February. Palestine refugees: Parliament urges US to reconsider decision to withhold Unrwa funding2018-02-13, 14:18To stem the impact of a reduction in US funding, Parliament is calling on the EU to mobilise additional finance for the UN agency for Palestine refugees. On Sunday 11 February, a Russian passenger plane crashed near Moscow after taking off from Domodedovo Airport on route to Orsk. |
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