![]() WorldThe European Union and the United States conclude negotiations on agricultural quotas agreement2021-03-09, 16:03The European Union and the United States have concluded negotiations to adjust the European Union's World Trade Organisation (WTO) agricultural quotas, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This is the culmination of two years of negotiations in the WTO framework to divide these EU quotas, with part of the volume remaining with the EU 27, and part going to the UK, based on recent trade flows. The agreement covers dozens of quotas and billions of euros of trade including for beef, poultry, rice, dairy products, fruits and vegetables and wines. President Michel mandates Christian Danielsson to engage as personal envoy, in EU-mediated political dialogue in Georgia2021-03-08, 20:06Christian Danielsson has been mandated by President Michel, in cooperation with High Representative Borrell, to engage in the EU-backed mediation effort in Georgia, in follow up to the relaunch of the political dialogue during President Michel’s visit to Tbilisi on 1 March. The President and the Swedish Prime Minister discussed the synchronization project2021-03-07, 11:32President Gitanas Nausėda had a telephone call with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, to discuss the progress of synchronization of the Baltic States’ electricity grid with continental Europe and plans for building the Harmony Link interconnection. Lithuania's Foreign Minister and his Hungarian counterpart discussed key items on bilateral and international agendas2021-03-05, 10:29On 4 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a virtual conversation with the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó. The President and European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis discussed the Ostrovets nuclear power plant and infrastructure projects2021-03-04, 14:32President Gitanas Nausėda had a conference call with the European Commission Executive Vice-President for Economy and Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis. The discussion focused on the safety issues of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant and the European Council’s decision to explore measures aimed at protecting the EU market from the inflow of unsafe electricity from third countries. On 1 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in a virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, which was co-hosted by the United Nations and the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland. During the event, Lithuania announced its pledge to allocate EUR 100, 000 for humanitarian aid to the Yemen Humanitarian Fund. At the online meeting on 1 March 2021, Prof Raimundas Lopata, Head of the Seimas Group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the Republic of Armenia, and Anush Begloian, Head of the Friendship Group Armenia-Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia discussed the current political situation in Armenia and the matters of bilateral cooperation. Today, MEPs will assess the situation on the Canary Islands, following the surge in migrants’ arrivals in the last months and the limited reception capacity. Exactly 100 years have passed since the Red Army occupied the newly established Democratic Republic of Georgia – bringing a halt to the ambitious determination of the Georgian people and their justified desire to become a full-fledged member of the international community. In a sad turn of the events, Georgia became part of the Soviet empire against its will. President Gitanas Nausėda extended congratulations to Estonia on the 103rd anniversary of Independence Day. |
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