WorldPortugal has activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help stop the spread of forest fires in several parts of the country. Minister Linkevičius: Lithuania strongly supports its ally Turkey and notes the importance of the rule of law2016-08-10, 16:08On 10 August, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Ambassador of Turkey to Lithuania Aydan Yamancan to discuss the situation in Turkey after an attempted coup d’état of 15 July. On 7 August, the Election Commission reported that, in a national referendum, a large majority of the people of Thailand have voted in favour of the proposed constitution. During the campaign period, however, there were serious limitations to fundamental freedoms, including restrictions on debate and campaigning. In response to an invitation by the Jordanian authorities, the European Union (EU) will deploy an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Jordan to observe the Parliamentary elections which are scheduled for 20 September 2016. This will be the second time that the European Union observes elections in Jordan – the previous mission took place in 2013 – and which reflects the EU's sustained commitment to supporting credible, transparent and inclusive elections in the country. EP human rights chair Valenciano: grave concerns on hunger strike by Sakharov Laureate Fariñas2016-08-07, 09:52Chair of the European Parliament’s Human Rights committee MEP Elena Valenciano (S&D,ES) expressed on Monday her concern and solidarity with Cuban human rights activist and Sakharov Prize Laureate 2010 Guillermo Fariñas and other Cuban human rights activists on hunger strike. Mr Fariñas is on a hunger and thirst strike to protest against the torture and mistreatment of political prisoners by the Cuban Government. The EU has experienced an unprecedented influx of migrants over the last few years. 74% of Europeans want the EU to do more to manage the situation, according to the latest Eurobarometer poll commissioned by the European Parliament. In addition two thirds of respondents said EU action on migration was insufficient. Read on to discover what measures the European Parliament is working on. On August 2, Mantvydas Bekešius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, saw off, at the Vilnius International Airport, a group of 14 Ukrainian children from Luhansk and Donetsk regions, returning to their home country after spending the entire school year 2015–2016 in Lithuania where they attended school at Vilnius Lithuanians’ House. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to President Barack Obama of the United States of America on his 55th birthday. President Juncker consults the European Parliament on Sir Julian King as Commissioner for the Security Union2016-08-02, 16:03President Juncker announced his intention to allocate the Security Union portfolio to Sir Julian King, the candidate for Commissioner from the United Kingdom. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to President Johann Schneider-Ammann of the Swiss Confederation on national day. |
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