World"Isn't it rather that Europe turns away from the people?" This question from a Danish woman during a debate on why people turn away from Europe got Martin Schulz thinking for months. "This sentence really touched me," he told us a few months later in an interview. "Maybe it isn't true, but we have to take this seriously, otherwise the European Union will fail." In Oslo, the capital of Norway, the Lithuanian-Norwegian business chamber has been established. It is the first and probably the major step towards creating even tighter business relations between the two countries. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations on behalf of the people of Lithuania to U.S. President Barack Obama on the occasion of Independence Day. Strasbourg (2 July) – Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with prominent Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Mr Bialiatski who is President of the Viasna Human Rights Centre of Belarus was released from prison 20 months ahead of schedule on 21 June after 1052 days of arbitrary detention in harsh conditions, including serving periods of solitary confinement. "If Europe was to take a selfie today, it would be a tired, resigned image," said Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi in a debate with MEPs on his country's priorities for the Council presidency for the next six months. He said European leaders should act with conviction and determination to keep Europe in the lead on global issues. The debate on 2 July touched upon a broad range of issues, from the Italian contribution to Europe through the ages to the place of Europe in a fast-changing world. MEPs re-elected Martin Schulz as President of the European Parliament on Tuesday morning for another two and a half year term. The 58-year old German MEP will lead Parliament until January 2017. He won 409 out of 612 valid votes cast in the first ballot. The European Commission approved on 29 June 2014 a liquidity support scheme for Bulgarian banks as being compatible with EU state aid rules. In its assessment, it concluded that the state aid implied by the liquidity measure is proportionate and commensurate with the need to ensure sufficient liquidity in the banking sector in the particular circumstances. L.Linkevičius: we have to strengthen NATO’s readiness to ensure the security of its members in view of the changed security situation2014-06-29, 12:00On 25 June in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and NATO foreign ministers discussed the future of NATO's open door policy, development possibilities of relations with Russia and further strengthening the ability of allied forces to face an increasing number of threats. The new Parliament will kick off its next term with the election of the president, 14 vice-presidents and five quaestors during the first plenary session on 1-3 July. Find out more about what they do, who is eligible to stand and how they are elected by reading our Q&A. Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine open a new stage of relations with the European Union2014-06-27, 13:02The European Union signed Association Agreements with Georgia and Moldova and the Free Trade Agreement, which is an integral part of the Association Agreement, with Ukraine. The signature process with respect to the political provisions of the agreement was completed by the EU and Ukraine in March. |
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