World"Violence with Kalashnikovs will not make us downgrade our European values", promised Parliament President Martin Schulz, naming the 17 people killed in last week's attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket. After a minute's silence, Parliament's political groups paid their tributes too. Several saw the outpouring of solidarity demonstrated by millions of citizens across Europe and worldwide as a renaissance and reaffirmation of Europe's core values. L.Linkevičius: solidarity march in France is important for Europe as a whole and for the world2015-01-12, 13:20"The solidarity march in France is important for Europe as a whole and for the world," says Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. On 11 January in Paris, the Foreign Minister and other world leaders are participating in the solidarity campaign and a ceremony to commemorate the victims of this week's terrorist attacks in France. Minister L.Linkevičius in Paris pays tribute to victims of terrorist attacks and participates in solidarity march2015-01-11, 12:46On 11 January, Foreign Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius goes to France to pay tribute to the victims of this week's terror attacks and to join the leaders of other countries in the solidarity march in Paris. As two runways of Charles De Gaulle Airport have been closed due to anti-terrorist operation near Paris, airline Air Lituanica flights to Vilnius and Paris are falling behind schedule. The European Union (EU) proposes a EUR 1.8 billion support program to Ukraine, as European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced during a press conference in Riga yesterday. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended sincere condolences, on behalf of the Lithuanian people and on her own behalf, to French President François Hollande over the tragic assault against French magazine office in Paris which killed and injured dozens of people. At least two armed men attacked the office of French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. 12 people were killed and seven injured. On January 5, NASDAQ displayed a message of congratulations to Lithuania on adopting the new currency on a huge screen in New York City's famous Times Square. In consistency with the Constitution and the decree of Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuanian parliament has ratified the intergovernmental agreement between Lithuania and Georgia on cooperation in the fight against crime, signed on 26 September 2013 in Vilnius. At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the names of fifteen Archbishops and Bishops whom he will raise to the dignity of the Cardinalate on February 14, 2015. In addition, the Holy Father announced that five retired Archbishops and Bishops “distinguished for their pastoral charity in the service of the Holy See and of the Church” would also be made Cardinals. |
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