WorldPresident Dalia Grybauskaitė is attending the European Council session to discuss further steps for overcoming the refugee crisis. Sakharov Prize finalists: Raif Badawi, Democratic opposition of Venezuela and Boris Nemtsov2015-10-15, 12:36Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela and the Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov are the three finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, after a vote during a meeting of the foreign affairs and development committees and the human rights subcommittee. The laureate will be decided by Parliament's president and political group leaders on 29 October and the award ceremony will be held in Strasbourg on 16 December. Too little has been done to ensure that citizens' rights are protected following revelations of electronic mass surveillance, say civil liberties MEPs in a resolution passed on Tuesday. They urge the Commission to come up immediately with alternatives to Safe Harbour, following the ruling by the European Court of Justice. They are also concerned about the surveillance laws in several EU countries. Only two months left before world leaders gather in Paris to hammer out a global agreement to fight climate change. Parliament will send a delegation of 15 MEPs to the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in December to help obtain a successful result. MEPs debate and vote on Parliament's position on Wednesday. There is great potential for Lithuania and Kazakhstan to develop economic cooperation2015-10-12, 16:31Loreta Grauziniene, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, and Adilbek Dzhaksybekov, Akim of Astana, Kazakhstan, discussed the future development of bilateral relations. Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn on this morning's bomb attack in Ankara2015-10-11, 12:51Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of European Commission, and Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, issued the following statement today: "The decision of the United Kingdom to deploy military personnel to the Baltic states is highly welcome. This decision demonstrates a realistic Britain's assessment of the security situation in the region and the strength of NATO allies' commitment," Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said commenting on the announcement by the Secretary of State of Defence of the United Kingdom. Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini in support of final political agreement on Libya talks2015-10-09, 18:20The presentation of the final package of the Libyan political agreement by the UNSG Special Representative Bernardino Léon marks an important step towards concluding the difficult negotiations of recent months. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations on behalf of the Lithuanian people and on her own behalf to President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović of the Republic of Croatia on Independence Day. President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is on an official visit in Switzerland, met with Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga to discuss European and national security, the refugee crisis and cooperation between Lithuania and Switzerland in science and business. |
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