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At the UN Security Council Lithuania urged to seek responsibility for crimes against humanity being committed in North Korea Added 2014-12-24 On 22 December, at the meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN SC), Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged the international community to seek responsibility for the...
Lithuania supported the anticorruption project carried out by OECD in Ukraine Added 2014-12-24 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania allocated 30 thousand euros to the project carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Ukraine. The project aims to strengthen the legal and institutional...
Consulate General to open in Los Angeles Added 2014-12-24 The Government of Lithuania 23 December approved of the proposal of the Foreign Ministry to establish the Consulate General of Lithuania in Los Angeles, USA.
Coordination of support to Ukraine discussed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Added 2014-12-20 On 16 December 2014, a meeting of non-governmental organisations which provide support to Ukraine took place. Possibilities to strengthen coordination of civil society initiatives and cooperate on issues of support to Ukraine were discussed at the...
New Lithuanian Visa Centres to open in seven countries Added 2014-12-20 In cooperation with an external service provider new Lithuanian visa centres will be opened in seven countries. On 17 December 2014, agreements on establishment of visa centres in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, China and Turkey...
Minister of Foreign Affairs presented key activities in 2014 Added 2014-12-20 In an annual press conference held on 18 December 2014, Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, identified deepening of relations with EU Eastern partners, consistent support to Ukraine, active membership of...
Lithuania joins Arms Trade Treaty that enters into force next week Added 2014-12-19 On 18 December Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, deposited the instrument of ratification for the Arms Trade Treaty that will enter into force on 24 December. “Lithuania is very happy to...
Why Lithuania is about to adopt the euro, economist.com, Dec 15th 2014 Added 2014-12-18 THE euro zone is in a terrible state. Growth has been anaemic for years. It is on the verge of deflation, where prices fall, thereby pushing up the value of debt. Unemployment is high: in Spain and Greece it exceeds 20%. The debt-to-GDP ratio of...
EU Ministers prepare for European Council, discuss improving EU’s investment climate Added 2014-12-17 Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius participated in the General Affairs Council on 16 December in Brussels. The Council examined draft conclusions for the European Council meeting to be held on 18-19 December, including...
Lithuania allocates resources to advance monitoring missions in Ukraine Added 2014-12-16 On 12 December, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocated the sum of 103 584 dollars (30 000 EUR) under the Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion programme, making an additional voluntary contribution to advance the OSCE Special...