BNS Lithuania plans to hold the first meeting of Justice and Interior Ministers from the EU and Eastern Partnership countries during its EU Presidency, Lithuania’s Ministry of the Interior said on Thursday. “Lithuania (…) is in favour of an expanded format of the event, i.e., …
On 19-20 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius presented Lithuania’s Presidency priorities to European Commissioners for Trade, Development and Humanitarian Aid, as well as to Members of the European Parliament, and met with leaders of the two largest political groups in the …
Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, participating in the 15-17 March traditional Brussels Forum, has stated that the project of a wide and free Europe is still not completed, and the Eastern partnership is created precisely for the purpose of including the Eastern partners, informs …
The European Union no longer has illusions about Russia ruled by Vladimir Putin and understands its ambitions with respect to its neighbors, President Dalia Grybauskaite said following an EU summit on Friday. According to the president,”much to her surprise, for the first time” the opinion …
Deputy-governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank Mikolaj Dowgielewicz has said that Lithuania is making good preparations for the presidency over the European Union (EU), emphasizing that relations with neighbors, primarily Ukraine, would be in focus over the period. “I have a very good …
During the visit to Tbilisi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius held meetings with the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze, informs urm.lt. The meetings discussed bilateral relations, the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, and …
Giorgi Papalashvili | the Lithuania Tribune Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius advises PM and president of Georgia to make a statement together about the foreign course of Georgia. Linkevičius had an official visit to Caucasus. The first country he went was Georgia. As …
On 4-7 March, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is paying a visit to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, informs urm.lt. The purpose of this visit is to discuss Lithuania’s bilateral relations with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, the relations of these countries with the EU, …
On 22 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius received the outgoing Ambassador of Georgia to Lithuania Georgi Kerdikoshvili and remarked that warm and friendly bilateral relations were growing stronger, reported urm.lt. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister drew the Ambassador’s attention to active and successful cooperation …
With regard to the issue of Polish minority, changes are due in the area of personal names and land titles ‘I am here expressing my personal opinion: we need to change laws that deal with personal names and land titles. For that matter, I …
On 18 February, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius attended the EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brussels, writes urm.lt. Linkevičius called on member states to further motivate the most active Eastern Partnership countries to move towards European integration after the completion of the Association …
Latvian foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs expresses alarm over the recent developments in Georgia, which raise concern about the compliance with democratic values in mutual relations among Georgia’s political powers, mfa.gov.lv reports. The Foreign Minister considers it important for political parties to join their efforts in …
Giorgi Papalashvili | The Lithuania Tribune “Nobody can lock me in this palace or in a bunker,” – says president, Mikheil Saakashvili in his annual address to Georgian nation. On 8 February Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili wasn’t able to have planned speech in Georgian capital …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently attending a special European Council meeting, says it is necessary to reach an agreement on the European Union’s budget for the period 2014 – 2020 as it would serve to boost economic growth and promote competitiveness of all member states, informs …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend a special meeting of the European Council, reports lrp.lt. In Brussels, the heads of state or government of 27 EU member states will negotiate how to allocate the EU’s seven-year budget for the period 2014 – 2020 and will discuss …
On 1 February, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who is paying an official visit to Lithuania, writes urm.lt. The Minister voiced support to NATO candidate countries, which aim to be invited to become member states …
The Russian tycoon Leonid Rozhetskin was last seen alive in the pretty seaside town of Jurmala, on the Baltic coast of Latvia. That was five years ago. Detectives found ominous clues inside his villa, including blood on the floor, but no body, reported Baltic News …
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili approved the proposal made by Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maia Panjikidze to withdraw the state’s ambassadors from two international organisations and 15 foreign states, including Lithuania. Georgian Ambassador Geroge Kedikoshvilli served in Lithuania since 2008. The Minister Panjikidze has visited …
Residents of Lithuania can enjoy all political rights and civil liberties, the country is ahead of all post-Soviet states and some European Union (EU) countries in terms of democratic standards, shows a report published by the non-governmental organization Freedom House on Wednesday. The traditional survey …
Georgia would like Lithuania to call it Georgija as the existing name is derived from the Russian language, but doesn’t make an issue out of this, Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maya Pandzhikadze says. “It’s a symbolic issue,” the minister said in an interview with …
