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		<title>Lithuania’s dilemmas integrating in the EU, by Ažubalis</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/08/lithuania%e2%80%99s-dilemmas-integrating-in-the-eu-by-azubalis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to today&#8217;s dilemma of integration in the European Union, we need to develop Lithuania&#8217;s position in accordance with national interests and real possibilities. This is to avoid extremes and to follow the principle of balance, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Audronius Ažubalis wrote in Veidas magazine on 30 January.
Subtract from Lithuanian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania&#8217;s choice: with Franco-Germany or the Nordic countries and Anglo-Saxons?</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/08/lithuanias-choice-with-franco-germany-or-the-nordic-countries-and-anglo-saxons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Facing a factual division of the European Union into continental eurozone, dominated by France and Germany and maritime non-eurozone, led by Great Britain with some indirect support from several Scandinavian and Middle European countries, Lithuania tries balancing dangerously on two chairs, veidas.lt wrote on 30 January.
Almost two months had to pass after the failure of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Lithuania truly just an outsider of the European Union? By Auštrevičius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/07/is-lithuania-truly-just-an-outsider-of-the-european-union-by-austrevicius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, some academics say that the desperation of our people is also being increased by the fact that during the recent 20 years we’ve become a godforsaken place somewhere in the East near Russia, in other words – probably the worst part of the EU. And we used to be the gem of a certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UEF in Lithuania – a new approach to government and politics</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/uef-in-lithuania-%e2%80%93-a-new-approach-to-government-and-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/uef-in-lithuania-%e2%80%93-a-new-approach-to-government-and-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greta Armonaitytė &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
On the 3 February the Union of European Federalists in Lithuania held an inaugural meeting and discussion &#8220;Lithuania in Europe: between the core and the periphery&#8221;, involving the founders of the movement Petras Auštrevičius, Rokas Grajauskas, Gediminas Vitkus, Vaida Česnulevičiūtė, and special guest Andrew Duff, the President of the UEF. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The President — Lithuania will follow fiscal discipline and responsibility</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/05/the-president-%e2%80%94-lithuania-will-follow-fiscal-discipline-and-responsibility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė forecasts that Lithuania will only accede to some of the provisions of the Fiscal Compact Treaty, but will follow the key objectives of the treaty, 15min.lt on 30 January.
 
„The main points have been discussed. The majority of states are likely to approve them. Of course, the United Kingdom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe’s new treaty – obligation to deal with finances in responsible manner</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/30/europe%e2%80%99s-new-treaty-%e2%80%93-obligation-to-deal-with-finances-in-responsible-manner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The leaders of the EU member states, currently attending an informal meeting of members of the European Council in the capital of Belgium, approved the Fiscal Compact Treaty designed to obligate the eurozone members to observe stringent fiscal discipline and pursue a responsible economic policy. All of the EU member states, except United Kingdom and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We are the European Union</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/28/we-are-the-european-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Baltic States]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Karina Pētersone, Director of the Latvian Institute.
The second Latvian foreign policy debate, dedicated to the 91st anniversary of Latvia’s international recognition, was held at the Saeima on January 26.
In  comparison to the very first foreign policy debate last year, this  debate was animated if not heated on some sensitive domestic issues. The  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What will Lithuania’s place be in the changing world? By Laurinkus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/26/what-will-lithuania%e2%80%99s-place-be-in-the-changing-world-by-laurinkus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What threats and challenges are waiting for our state in the nearest future, and what is the response to them? It can be said even without conducting a more thorough analysis that the reaction is tame, as if the events that are taking place in the world do not concern us, and pass us by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President&#8217;s advisor: joining EU agreement on stricter financial discipline would pay off</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/25/presidents-advisor-joining-eu-agreement-on-stricter-financial-discipline-would-pay-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[t is worthwhile for Lithuania to join the European Union (EU) countries’ discussions about an agreement on stricter financial discipline, says presidential advisor Nerijus Udrėnas, reports news portal 15min.lt on January 24.
“This decision will have a positive effect on Lithuania’s economy and finances, because it is focused on the stability of the EU’s economy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European integration and Lithuania’s choices: northwards while maintaining balance</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/25/european-integration-and-lithuania%e2%80%99s-choices-northwards-while-maintaining-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, Europe’s political climate has been windy. While the European Union is looking for ways to tackle the financial crisis, the following key questions surface: what is the future perspective of the EU – a federation, a confederation, maybe Eurasia, based on the Soviet Union model? Where will the limits of the EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A. Ažubalis encouraged to express solidarity and support to Hungary</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/24/a-azubalis-encouraged-to-express-solidarity-and-support-to-hungary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 22 January, during the meeting of EU Ministers of European People&#8217;s Party (European Parliamentary group) the Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis encouraged to express solidarity and support to Hungary, which recently adopted the new Constitution, delfi.lt reports.
During the informal meeting with other ministers of political right, A. Ažubalis emphasized that Hungary and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania is likely to develop a constitutional act to accommadate the tightend finacial regulations for European Union members</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/22/lithuania-is-likely-to-develop-a-constitutional-act-to-accommadate-the-tightend-finacial-regulations-for-european-union-members/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania will not change its Constitution to implement strict financial provisions for the European Union. Instead, it will develop a constitutional act, Česlovas Stankevičius of the Seimas‘ committee for European affairs said on 16 January, delfi.lt reports.
A majority of the European Unions members came to the conclusion, in December, that a new treaty with stricter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Voice: A.Ažubalis is partly responsible for poor relations with Poland and Latvia</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/20/european-voice-a-azubalis-is-partly-responsible-for-poor-relations-with-poland-and-latvia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Brussels’s newspaper European Voice, Audronius Ažubalis, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, should be partly responsible for the problems between Lithuania and Poland, lrytas.lt wrote on 19 January.
“A.Ažubalis, who is now serving the second term of office, cannot be blamed for all foreign problems of Lithuania. Having such neighbours as Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The President met with foreign ambassadors</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/18/the-president-met-with-foreign-ambassadors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, January 17, Vilnius &#8211; President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with foreign ambassadors resident in  and accredited to Lithuania, to discuss the domestic and foreign policy  of Lithuania. This traditional meeting is already the third such  meeting during the President&#8217;s term of office, Press Service of the President reports.
In  the annual meeting, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whom to choose – the President or the Prime Minister?</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/13/whom-to-choose-%e2%80%93-the-president-or-the-prime-minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrius Kubilius]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While preparing for the EU presidency in the second half of 2013 Lithuania might need to pass legal acts in order to determine whether the President or the Prime Minister shall become the representative of the state to the European Council (EC), delfi.lt wrote on 9 January.
The President Dalia Grybauskaitė is currently a member of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movement for federal Europe to be established in Lithuania</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/11/movement-for-federal-europe-to-be-established-in-lithuania/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/11/movement-for-federal-europe-to-be-established-in-lithuania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Egidijus Vareikis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Petras Auštrevičius]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An organization aiming to unite people of different professions and different political parties who share a common goal of seeing Lithuania in a strong and united Europe was announced on 11 January in Lithuania’s parliament, the Seimas.
Founders of the movement, called Union of European Federalists (UEF) Lithuania, say it will be a non-governmental citizens’ organization. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania could take revenge for Brussels unfulfilled promises by once again launching the Ignalina NPP</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/10/lithuania-could-take-revenge-for-brussels-unfulfilled-promises-by-once-again-launching-the-ignalina-npp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the European Commission decided the closure of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) requires far less money than promised, Lithuania could restart its nuclear reactors, TV3&#8217;s show Week’s Commentaries reported on Sunday. Officials acknowledge that the second power unit could resume work, but it would cost hundreds of millions and damage relations with Brussels, delfi.lt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian Foreign Minister is to meet with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs in Vilnius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/09/lithuanian-foreign-minister-is-to-meet-with-turkish-minister-for-eu-affairs-in-vilnius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 11 January,  Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis is to hold a  meeting with the Turkish Minister for European Union Affairs and Chief  Negotiator for Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU Egemen Bağiş  in Vilnius, reports Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministers are to discuss the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paths and sideways of foreign policy, by Beržiūnas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/08/paths-and-sideways-of-foreign-policy-by-berziunas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regarding Lithuania&#8217;s foreign policy, the year 2011 were neither touching nor happy. Rather dreary and grey, Valentinas Beržiūnas wrote in diena.lt on 29 December.
To begin with &#8211; Lithuanian neighbours. Belarus. It seemed that Lithuanian foreign policy planners have developed a political dialogue without any preconditions with our neighbours; however, everything remained just a talk. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania is among the critics of C. Ashton‘s work</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/27/lithuania-is-among-the-critics-of-c-ashton%e2%80%98s-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the letter to Brussels, ministers of Foreign Affairs from European countries criticize the work of EU Foreign Affairs Agency, wrote British newspaper ‘The Daily Telegraph’, which had received the copy of the letter, delfi.lt reported on 24 December.
This confidential letter, dated on 8th of December, was prepared for the second anniversary of European External [...]]]></description>
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