BNS The negotiations with the European Parliament on the 2014-2020 budget remains the key issue on the EU presidency agenda, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Achievements of the Irish EU presidency and goals of the upcoming Lithuanian EU presidency as of 1 July were …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate publicity activities for the European Year of Citizens 2013, informs urm.lt. It was decided at a Government meeting on 20 March. On 21 November 2012, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union made 2013 the …
On 12 March, an exhibition of works by Japanese photographer Hideaki Hamada opened at Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition “Haru and Mina” commemorates victims of the tsunami that engulfed Japan two years ago, informed urm.lt. At the event, the participants were greeted by …
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius, who met with Swedish officials on Wednesday, says he saw no difference of position on the EU’s future budget in Sweden, despite the fact that Stockholm earlier called on cutting costs. “I didn’t really see any major differences,” …
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius says the European Union will listen to concerns expressed by the British prime minister after he announced earlier on Wednesday plans to hold a referendum on the UK’s EU membership. But, Linkevicius added, London cannot expect sudden amendments …
The European Union’s eastern neighbors demonstrate different progress and cannot be sure of the consolidation of successful results at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius in November, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius said on Wednesday. The minister, who discussed the issues with Swedish …
On 21 January in Ireland, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius participated in an informal meeting of Ministers, responsible for the EU policy. At the meeting, the Minister stressed that it was necessary to more actively engage national parliaments, which represent the people’s interests, …
On 17 January in Brussels, Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas is attending an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council, which is convened to debate the deteriorating situation in Mali, reports urm.lt. The session will debate the situation in Mali and options for EU action: a …
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius says there will be no dramatic shift in the country’s foreign policy following the recent power change. Quite the opposite, the new government will seek to ensure continuity. Linkevicius on Monday discussed foreign policy issues with Speaker of …
On 3 January, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius expressed his condolences to the family and relatives over the death of Lithuanian Honorary Consul General in Iceland, Professor Arnór Hannibalsson, urm.lt reports. “Since the dawn of Lithuania`s independence we have always felt Professor’s …
On 19 April at the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of foreign ministers in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis drew attention to the ammunition explosions that Russia was carrying out in the Kaliningrad region close to the Lithuanian border, …
Thanks to the efforts of scholars, people in culture, artists and educators who are telling the truth about the painful history of the Holocaust, which was hushed up in the Soviet times, Holocaust awareness is rising in Lithuania,” Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis …
During the working visit to Washington, D.C. on 11 April, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius took part in consultations with U.S. officials on nuclear non-proliferation and agreed to continue to strengthen the cooperation between Lithuania and the United States in this field, exchange …
On 28 March in Istanbul, Lithuanian Railways, in cooperation with the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Transport and Communications, organises an international conference “The train Viking. Intermodal solutions, development and prospects.” The conference is organised because Lithuania aims to strengthen its …
On 27 March at the meeting with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis emphasized the more active dialogue between the Government and the national minorities, and efforts to solve problems in the Vilnius region, Ministry …
The Implementation Committee of the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) heard into Lithuania’s claim that Belarus failed to meet convention requirements while building a new nuclear power plant (NPP), Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports on 21 March. At …
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis started his visit to Israel on 4 March by paying tribute to the victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. “Shoah is the biggest …
On 27 February at foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis called on countries seeking EU membership to carry out all their obligations and make irreversible progress. “For a reliable process we have to be objective when we evaluate, we …
On 29 February in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis will participate in a regional conference on shale gas and oil potential and on prospects for changing the region’s energy market “Shale gas and oil as potential game changers in the energy market …
By casting the role of the first EU macro-region to the Baltic Sea region, the European Commission has acknowledged its potential and possibilities. However, it is also a huge responsibility to prove that such a new method of European regional cooperation is viable, says Lithuanian …
