BNS Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday took part in the inaugural meeting of the new American-Lithuanian Business Council. This is the first association of its kind established specifically to …
BNS Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday took part in the inaugural meeting of the new American-Lithuanian Business Council. This is the first association of its kind established specifically to …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated His Majesty King Harald V of Norway on the occasion of Norway’s national holiday – Constitution Day, the Press Service of the President has informed. She …
On 16 May in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Pierre Vimont, Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service, to discuss Lithuania’s preparation for the Presidency of the EU Council, the cooperation with EEAS, and key items …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently on a working visit to the United States of America, met with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner, chairs of the congressional committees on foreign affairs and armed forces, and other influential congressmen, the Press Service of …
This week, on 14 May, Lithuanian Ambassador to the UK Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė met with David Curtis-Brignell, board member of the Tourism Society, the Baltic Course reports with reference to the news agency LETA and the Embassy of Lithuania in the UK. Tourism Society is …
Close-knit cooperation with the Baltic countries and the Northern countries became an essential priority in Lithuanian foreign policy, stated President Dalia Grybauskaitė at the State Dinner in honour of Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö, reported www.delfi.lt. “When, almost four years ago, I became president of the …
BNS Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius is on a working visit in Krakow on Friday to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group, Eastern Partnership countries and Ireland dedicated to Eastern Partnership matters in the run-up to the European Union (EU) and …
On 16May, 2013, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė observed European Union (EU) battle group exercises, held at Westdown Camp military base. More than one thousand military personnel from Lithuania, United Kingdom, Latvia, Sweden and the Netherlands take part in the exercises …
BNS The European Commission hopes that Lithuania will hold active negotiations on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, visiting European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Algirdas Šemeta said. “One of the biggest initiatives the European Commission will present shortly …
On 17 May, 2013, in Vilnius, the Chancellor of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jūratė Raguckienė will chair a meeting of EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed. This meeting is the first international event of Lithuania’s incoming …
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Lithuania met in Paris with French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, PM’s press service has informed. The counterparts discussed the bilateral economic cooperation, the European agenda, and the priorities of Lithuania’s EU Presidency. “I am happy with good Lithuanian-French bilateral …
BNS Lithuanian MEP Leonidas Donskis, who has recently organised a discussion on Ukraine, hopes for civil and not political changes in the country. In his words, if it wants closer relations, the European Union needs to work with the Ukrainian society and students “to open …
As Lithuania’s Presidency of the EU Council staring in July is approaching, high-ranking EU officials are visiting the country almost every day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed. On 15 May, 2013, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Stefano Sannino, Director General for …
The Press Service of the President has informed that the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė has departed on a work visit to the United States of America. In the US, the President will receive the honorary doctorate award (Doctor of Humane Letters) from the Georgetown …
BNS Four Lithuanian ministers are leaving for Brussels where they will present priorities of the Lithuanian EU presidency in the fields of education, youth, culture and sport on Thursday and Friday. A meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council will be attended by …
BNS Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he was assured by his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault that France is interested in the signing of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine in Vilnius later this year. According to the PM, while in Paris …
BNS The European Commission’s recommendation, announced earlier on Wednesday, shows that the European Union will be ready to sign an Association Agreement with Ukraine in Vilnius later this year, if Kiev meets set requirements, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. In his words, …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, inaugurated the Fortum Klaipėda combined heat and power plant, the Press Service of the President has informed. Located in the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone, the cogeneration plant will burn biomass and waste to produce …
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Wednesday met with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault in Paris. Lithuanian Prime Minister was told that a breakthrough in promoting growth and job creation is expected from the Lithuanian EU presidency. “Talking about Lithuania’s preparation for the EU presidency, it …
The Seimas’ Committee on European Affairs has informed that, during its Presidency of the EU Council, Lithuania will seek that Turkey’s integration into the EU would intensify . Lithuania’s Presidency agenda questions, related to further EU enlargement and Turkey’s EU membership prospects, will also depend …
