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EU HAS TO BE MORE STRATEGIC, RESOLUTE AND UNITED ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2013-12-16 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius on December 16 in the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers called on the European Union to pay more attention to the Eastern Partnership programme and all its members, particularly...
EU MINISTERS OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS TO DISCUSS EU ENLARGEMENT, PREPARE EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING Added 2013-12-16 The meeting of the General Affairs Council on December 17 in Brussels is expected to adopt conclusions on EU enlargement and approve a mandate to start negotiations with Serbia.
GENUINE DIALOGUE, PREVENTION OF DEEPER CONFRONTATION NEEDED IN UKRAINE: LINAS LINKEVIČIUS

 Added 2013-12-13 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the EU Council Presidency, Linas Linkevičius is visiting Kiev on behalf of the European Union, continuing the pursuit of dialogue between the government of Ukraine, opposition and society.  “I...
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL TO BE HELD IN BRUSSELS Added 2013-12-13 On 16 December in Brussels the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius will attend the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. This will be the first Council meeting after the 3rd Eastern Partnership Summit, which took place in Vilnius...
EU AGREEMENTS WITH GEORGIA SHOW PROGRESS IN RELATIONS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2013-12-13 Over the past year, Georgia has achieved significant progress in relations with the European Union and the EU is ready to help to strengthen them further, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius said on behalf of the EU High...
LITHUANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES THAT LITHUANIA HAS ACHIEVED COUNCIL PRESIDENCY GOALS IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Added 2013-12-12 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas stressed in the Foreign Affairs (Development) Council meeting on 12 December in Brussels that Lithuania had achieved the objectives of its EU Council Presidency in the area...
LITHUANIA AND SWEDEN INITIAL AGREEMENT ON MARITIME BORDERS Added 2013-12-12 The Agreement between the Government of Lithuania and the Government of Sweden concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf in the Baltic Sea was initialled at the meeting of delegations...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH NATO AMBASSADORS IN BRUSSELS Added 2013-12-12 On 12 December at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with NATO Ambassadors to discuss results of Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. When speaking about...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SUMMONS UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR Added 2013-12-11 On 11 December, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania Valery Zhovtenko, who was requested to convey to his leadership deep concerns over the use of police force against peaceful protestors on...
LITHUANIAN PRESIDENCY WELCOMES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S APPROVAL OF THE EXTERNAL INSTRUMENTS PACKAGE Added 2013-12-11 During a plenary session in Strasbourg on 11 December, the European Parliament approved the external instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014–2020, which provides about 51 billion euros for financing EU’s external...