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Politics

Linkevičius (left) and SørensenOn 17 June in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Claus Sørensen, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection. The officials discussed Lithuania’s priorities for humanitarian aid: the setting up of the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps, strengthening the efficiency of humanitarian aid policies and the ability of communities and countries to handle a crisis.

The EU needs a constitution to face the crisis, keep the peace and safeguard the welfare of European citizens, Slovenian president Borut Pahor told MEPs during his visit to Parliament on Tuesday 11 June. In his speech in the plenary chamber, Mr Pahor laid out his vision for Europe's future, adding that any new constitutional project should be put to a referendum to ensure the necessary legitimacy.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, who arrived on an official visit to Lithuania. During their meeting, the Presidents discussed bilateral economic and cultural cooperation, EU-Swiss relations, and the priorities of Lithuania's upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

 

 

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