WorldOn 29 March in Washington, D.C., the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Sven Mikser and Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, met with the U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Herbert McMaster and discussed transatlantic cooperation issues related to strengthening security of the Baltic states and the U.S. We believe that relations between the United Kingdom and Lithuania will remain strong and close, Linkevičius says in a conversation with Johnson2017-04-01, 18:18“We are not glad that the Brexit process has begun, but we hope that the United Kingdom will maintain reasonable proximity to the EU and will become even more actively involved in addressing our region’s security issues,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius in a telephone conversation with the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. The telephone conversation took place on Johnson’s initiative. Baltic Foreign Ministers meet with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, leadership of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations2017-03-31, 18:08On 28 March, the three Baltic Foreign Ministers met with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator Bob Corker and the Committee Ranking Member, Senator Ben Cardin. The Conference of Presidents endorsed a motion for a resolution drawn up by the leaders of four political groups and the Constitutional Affairs Committee, in which they set out their conditions for a final approval by the European Parliament of any withdrawal agreement with the United Kingdom. The draft resolution will be debated and voted on by the full house next Wednesday. “Even though we may leave the European Union, we are not leaving Europe,” said London Mayor Sadiq Khan visiting the Parliament on 28 March. “For issues from security and defence to finance and culture, we are still going to be a part of the European family.” Khan met Parliament President Antonio Tajani to discuss issues such as security and Brexit. “It’s in nobody’s interest for London or the UK to be punished,” said Khan. “Not in London’s interest, not the UK’s interest, nor the EU’s interest.” President Dalia Grybauskaitė and other leaders of the EU met with Pope Francis in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. The future of the European Union was the highlight of the audience. “Unacceptable.” President Antonio Tajani was clear this week in his condemnation of Turkey accusing Germany and the Netherlands of Nazi methods for preventing Turkish ministers from campaigning in their countries in favour of a referendum to give the president additional powers. Although the EU and Turkey cooperate on anything from trade to migration, relations have become strained in recent year. Read on for an overview of the current state of affairs. Over €1.3 billion of Cohesion Policy funds will be invested in ten broadband, transport and environmental projects in Greece. Sixty years ago the leaders of the six founding member states gathered in Rome to put their signatures under the agreements that would create a European common market, but also pave the way for a union of peace and prosperity that has come to encompass most of our continent. Leading MEPs will join the anniversary celebrations in Rome this weekend, while heads of state and government will use the opportunity to deliberate on the next steps for the EU. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa stressed the importance of a united EU during a visit to the Parliament on 22 March.It was part of an official visit to Brussels on the first anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks. In addition to meeting Parliament President Antonio Tajani, he also met several Portuguese MEPs and made a brief visit to the reading room Lucas Pires,named in honour of the Portuguese MEP who died in 1998. |
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