WorldEU approves €59 million to support peace, stability and job creation in the Horn of Africa2017-04-30, 16:42The EU announced today 4 new actions worth €59 million to improve stability and address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement in the Horn of Africa region. President Dalia Grybauskaitė received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump where he underlines that Lithuania is a good friend and ally of the United States. From trade to Nato, the EU and Turkey have enjoyed a productive relationship in many domains for decades. However, recently relations have turned frosty as concerns mount over the state of democracy in the country with media outlets being closed and journalists being jailed. MEPs also keep a close eye on developments and wonder if it may not be time to rethink how the EU cooperates with Turkey. Read on for an overview of the options. Venezuela’s government must ensure the full restoration of the democratic order and immediately release all political prisoners, urged Parliament on Thursday. Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the Twentieth Anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the founding of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, paid a working visit to Vilnius on 24 April. He had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, where intensive bilateral cooperation was discussed and the necessity to continue developing economic ties was endorsed. The killing of an OSCE SMM monitor in a non-government controlled part of eastern Ukraine2017-04-24, 16:15Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the killing of an OSCE SMM monitor in a non-government controlled part of eastern Ukraine. High Representative and Vice-President Federica Mogherini holds bilateral meetings during her visit to India. Antonio Tajani stressed the importance of a deal to safeguard people’s rights in the wake of Brexit during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May this morning. "The European Parliament's message is clear: strongly defending their interests is our first priority,” he said. The Parliament President was in London to discuss the institution’s position on the Brexit negotiations, which was adopted in plenary on 5 April. He also invited May to address the Parliament. Lithuania and the Czech Republic closely cooperate on bilateral and international policy issues2017-04-21, 14:08On 20 April in Prague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The meeting discussed topical issues of bilateral and regional cooperation, the European Union and NATO, security and defence, the Eastern Neighbourhood and energy security. |
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