EUROPEAN COMMISSION THANKS LITHUANIA FOR ITS PROPOSALS
Added 2003-03-28
Member of the European Commission (EC) in charge of external affairs Christopher Patten thanked chief of Lithuanian diplomacy Antanas Valionis for Lithuania’s proposals on the development of the European Union’s relations with the new neighbour...
EU PRINCIPLES, GOALS AND VALUES DEBATED AT EUROPEAN CONVENTION
Added 2003-03-27
On 26 March in Brussels, an additional plenary session of the European Convention was held in order to discuss the first articles of the future Constitutional Treaty defining the European Union, its goals, values and the basic rights of citizens....
EU LAW IMPROVEMENTS MUST NOT IMPAIR EFFICIENCY
Added 2003-03-18
On March 17 in Brussels a session of the European Convention started, which deliberates articles of the future Constitutional Treaty defining the types of legal acts of the European Union.
During the two-day session, Undersecretary of the...
ACT OF VANDALISM COMMITTED DURING COMMEMORATION OF RESTORATION OF LITHUANIA’S INDEPENDENCE
Added 2003-03-17
During the commemoration of the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence and the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the City of St Petersburg on March 14, an act of vandalism was committed against Consul General of the Republic of...
FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES RESULTS OF MALTESE REFERENDUM ON EU MEMBERSHIP
Added 2003-03-10
Foreign Minister of the Republic of Lithuania Antanas Valionis welcomed the results of the referendum of March 8 in Malta, which proved that the Maltese citizens support their country’s membership in the European Union.
"The referendum on this...
MFA WELCOMES DECISION TO ESTABLISH LITHUANIA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
Added 2003-03-07
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (MFA) welcomes the Lithuanian Parliament’s decision to set up a parliamentary assembly of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) and the Ukrainian Parliament (Supreme Rada).
By this...
LITHUANIAN REPRESENTATIVE AT CONVENTION SPEAKS AGAINST DISCRETIONARY WIDENING OF EU COMPETENCE
Added 2003-03-06
Lithuanian Representative at the European Convention MFA Undersecretary Rytis Martikonis is in favour of a clear statement in the new Constitutional Treaty of the European Union prohibiting the EU to expand its competence unilaterally since it can...
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RECOGNIZES LITHUANIA AS MARKET ECONOMY
Added 2003-03-05
On 28 February, US Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Import Administration Faryar Shirzad signed a memorandum revoking the non-market economy status applied to Lithuania under the U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws.
The...
FOREIGN MINISTER GREETS PARTICIPANTS OF CONFERENCE ON LITHUANIA – HOLY SEE RELATIONS
Added 2003-03-03
Lithuania’s historic development is closely connected to the Catholic Church and relations with the Holy See, which played a crucial role in the history of Lithuanian diplomacy in the 20th century. That is what Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND IRISH MINISTER FOR EUROPE DISCUSS PREPARATION FOR EU REFERENDUM IN LITHUANIA
Added 2003-02-26
On 25 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Antanas Valionis met with Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Dick Roche, who was visiting Vilnius, and discussed the pending referendum on Lithuania’ membership in...