![]() WorldWhat the EU is doing to support the victims of the Syrian conflict2013-09-06, 15:35The conflict in Syria has not only posed a threat to the region's stability for the past two years, but it has also had a terrible human cost. By early September, 2 million refugees Syrians, half of them children, had to seek refuge in another country, according to the UN. By the end of the year close to 3.5 million Syrians are expected to flee their homes. The EU has been deeply concerned about the situation since the start. Read on to find out what it is doing to help. World leaders are set for collision over Syria at G20 summit2013-09-05, 13:51World leaders are meeting today in Saint Petersburg for what has altered into an global confrontation with Vladimir Putin frightening to send a missile shield (S-300 long range surface-to-air missile systems) to Syria if the US launches an missile strike without the legitimacy of the United Nations. Lithuania-Qatar negotiations on Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement take place in Doha2013-09-04, 19:16The Lithuania-Qatar negotiations on Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement are held on 3 and 4 September in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The conclusion of this agreement would significantly contribute to the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of energy, and would help to attract foreign investments to Lithuania. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin hinted in a conference in Chisinau on Monday if Moldova signs the Association Agreement with the European Union in November in Vilnius, Russia might stop the flow of the natural gas delivered to the country during winter. Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister and Palestinian Representatives discuss bilateral relations, Middle East peace process2013-09-03, 12:30On 2 September in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas met with the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority led by the Ambassador Amal Jadou, Assistant Minister for European Affairs. The meeting focused on the Lithuanian-Palestinian bilateral cooperation and future prospects. The officials also discussed the Middle East peace process and the latest developments in the Middle East. United Kingdom allowed export of chemical weapons to Syria2013-09-02, 08:55United Kingdom issued licences for the export of sodium fluoride and potassium fluoride to Syria last January before revoking them several months later. These chemicals are potentially able to be used to make nerve gas like sarin as well as being having industrial uses. Coming up: Parliament priorities for the rest of the year2013-09-01, 10:34Although much has already been accomplished this year, MEPs still have many important legislative files to deal with before the end of the year. The Parliament will have to decide on matters that will affect the EU and Europeans for years to come, such as the long-term budget, banking supervision, data protection and better protection for temporary workers. Read on to find out more. Foreign affairs committee calls on Egypt to retake path to democracy2013-08-30, 11:46The EP's foreign affairs committee has called on the Muslim Brotherhood to return to the negotiation table and give up violence. The committee held a special meeting on 28 August, during which members debated how to get the troubled country back on the track to democracy. They also insisted on better protection for Christian Copts after 40 of their churches were burnt by Islamic fundamentalists. Syria: “We believe a political solution is still needed”2013-08-29, 09:48Negotiations will still be needed to find a permanent solution for Syria despite any military action that might be taken, warned Elmar Brok, the chair of the EP's foreign affairs committee. On behalf of the committee, he also condemned the use of chemical weapons in the war-torn country and criticised China and Russia for not doing more to help find a peaceful solution. At the meeting of the UN Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction in New York from 19 to 23 August 2013, the EU delegation, headed by the Lithuanian EU Presidency's team, represented an ambitious EU and its Member States' position on a new implementing agreement under the Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) to protect and conserve marine biodiversity in the high seas and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction. |
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