PoliticsOn the occasion of the second anniversary of the 2020 elections in Belarus, President Gitanas Nausėda addressed the leader of the Belarusian democratic movement, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and the participants of the Congress for the New Belarus. Seimas approves the nomination of Laima Andrikienė as a Member of the European Court of Auditors2022-08-07, 11:55The Seimas approved the nomination of Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Chair of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs, as a Member of the European Court of Auditors. On Sunday, as the country commemorates the 31st anniversary of the tragedy in Medininkai, President Gitanas Nausėda calls on all the people of Lithuania to unite, to join forces, and to draw strength from the officials who, at the dawn of independence, risked their lives to reinforce the country’s borders and to protect them. Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Karoblis meets with a representative of the German Bundestag2022-07-29, 16:14On 26 July, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis met with a Member of the German Bundestag, Spokesman for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag Roderich Kiesewetter. Chancellor of the Government met with heads of International Red Cross Country Cluster Delegation and of Lithuanian Red Cross2022-07-28, 10:51On July 27, Chancellor of the Government Giedrė Balčytytė has met with Stephane Michaud, Head of Country Cluster Delegation for Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, and Kristina Meide, Head of the Lithuanian Red Cross, to discuss the situation of Ukrainians who fled their country as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, also the support they are getting, and the involvement of non-governmental organisations in this regard. Lithuania’s readiness to properly respond to crises has also been discussed. The President: Lithuania and Poland will stand united and strengthen regional security2022-07-27, 12:23President Gitanas Nausėda started his visit to Poland. The President of Lithuania and the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, discussed bilateral cooperation in security and defense, the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine on the security of the region, assistance to Ukraine, and its reconstruction. President Gitanas Nausėda will pay a visit to Poland on July 25-26 to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė met with Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union. The meeting focused on the implementation of the European Union sanctions against Russia and Belarus, their impact and the Community’s further steps. On 7-8 July 2022, a Lithuania-initiated high-level Frontline Democracies meeting was held in Vilnius. During the event, participants discussed the challenges facing democracy around the world, possible ways to solve them and further cooperation. Most of the participants came from traditionally more distant, small and medium-sized democratic communities, which a) have recently undergone a democratic transition, b) are democratic success stories in the context of their regions, or c) have taken leadership in the fight against crimes perpetrated by authoritarian regimes. All participants of the event were united by the fact that in one form or another they represent democratic communities at the frontline of a fight against authoritarianism. Lithuania to allocate additional 10 million Euros to National Bank of Ukraine for emergency rebuilding2022-07-12, 16:33Ukraine did not postpone reforms until victory is achieved over Russia, which launched a devastating war, but has accelerated them to rebuild an even better Ukraine, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė stated in the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, noting that it is now the turn of Ukraine's friends and partners to prove that we can swiftly shift from discussions to actions. |
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