WorldThe President extended condolences over the tragedy in Turkey2014-05-14, 10:45President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended condolences to President Abdullah Gül of Turkey on the tragic death of more than two hundred people. EU expands sanctions against persons and entities responsible for the situation in Ukraine2014-05-13, 13:50On 12 May in Brussels, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius attended the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, which focused on the situation in Ukraine. In response to the continuing crisis in Ukraine, the Foreign Affairs Council made a decision to add 13 new names to the sanctions list of people who are responsible for escalating the situation in Ukraine and subject to visa bans and asset freezes. In addition, sanctions were imposed against two more entities, which had been confiscated in Crimea. In total, 46 people are now targeted by EU sanctions (visa bans and asset freezes). Famous Hollywood director planning to film movie about Japanese diplomat in Lithuania2014-05-13, 12:04Famous Hollywood director Bruce Franklin visited Kaunas to gather as much information as possible about a character for a possible film. In the director's nearest plans is a movie about the life of the Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. Health care technology, services company opens first international office in Lithuania2014-05-12, 12:34Intermedix Corporation opened a service centre in Kaunas to support technology and operations. The Kaunas office was the company's first in Europe. Young Europeans set policy goals to new European Parliament2014-05-11, 15:29Quality jobs for European youth, the recognition of informally acquired skills and ending the exploitation of interns and forced mobility were some of the goals the participants at the European Youth Event (EYE) set at the end of three days of discussions in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The around 5000 young people also called for uniform EU election rules, better education about EU affairs and the support of digital innovation. Lithuanian Foreign Minister and Vice-Minister to attend Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council meetings in Brussels2014-05-10, 16:25On 12 May in Brussels, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will attend the Foreign Affairs Council meeting that will debate the situation in Ukraine, the state of play regarding the Middle East peace process and the European Neighbourhood Policy. 2014 EU-Japan Summit2014-05-09, 13:33On 7 May, Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, attended the 22nd summit between the European Union and Japan in Brussels. Russian-Ukrainian geopolitical crisis has affected Lithuanian industrial companies and carriers2014-05-08, 10:25Russian-Ukrainian geopolitical crisis has affected Lithuanian industrial companies and carriers operating in those markets. Ten years of enlargement: “The dream of Europe breathing with both its lungs came true”2014-05-06, 14:18Ten years have passed since the EU's "big bang" enlargement of 2004, finally bringing together Eastern, Central and Western Europe. Ten years later, what is the verdict? We spoke to Jerzy Buzek, a Polish member of the EPP group who was the first EP president coming from the new member states. He talked about the concerns, hopes and achievements of a decade to remember. "The international community had placed high hopes on international mediation and monitoring efforts and the 17 April Geneva agreement on Ukraine. In fact, the Geneva agreement ended up being yet another document to be signed and breached by Russia," said Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaite delivering a statement in the United Nations Security Council meeting on situation in Ukraine. |
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