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LITHUANIA’S EU PRESIDENCY WILL AIM TO FINALIZE ICELAND'S ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS Added 2012-06-05 At the meeting with the delegation of Iceland’s negotiators for the accession negotiations with the European Union on 5 June in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius stressed Lithuania’s...
NEW CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY IS LITHUANIA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO COMBAT ILLICIT NUCLEAR SMUGGLING Added 2012-06-04 During the opening ceremony of the Centre of Excellence for Nuclear Security at the Border Guard School in Medininkai on 4 June, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius stressed that the newly set-up centre would be...
BILATERAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND SPAIN REGARDING REPRESENTATION IN INSSUANCE OF SCHENGEN VISAS ENTERS INTO FORCE Added 2012-05-31 The bilateral agreement between Lithuania and Spain regarding representation in issuance of Schengen visas enters into force on June 1. In compliance with the agreement, Lithuania will represent Spain in issuing Schengen visas in Armenia, and...
MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM NORDIC, BALTIC, EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM DISCUSSES LITHUANIA’S UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY Added 2012-05-31 The traditional meeting of directors responsible for the Eastern neighbourhood from Foreign Ministries of Nordic and Baltic States and the United Kingdom took place on May 31-June 1 in Vilnius. The meeting focused on EU relations with Russia, the...
LITHUANIA SUPPORTS BALANCED EUROPEAN UNION TRADE POLICY Added 2012-05-31 On May 31 at the EU Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas called on the European Union to ensure that when trading with competitive countries tariff preferences should be...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION WELCOMES LITHUANIA’S EFFORTS AND CALLS FOR ADHERING TO FISCAL DISCIPLINE Added 2012-05-31 On May 30 in Brussels, the European Commission adopted recommendations, commending Lithuania’s efforts to correct budget deficit. However, the Commission encourages continuing to adhere to disciplined spending policies, reform the pension...
IN TWENTY YEARS, NORDIC-BALTIC COOPERATION EXPANDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS, ESTABLISHES PARTNERSHIP TRADITIONS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS Added 2012-05-29 The Nordic-Baltic partnership emerged 20 years ago and is based on the creation of the human network, establishment of new contacts and sharing of experience. Today it has a long tradition,” Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus...
REPRESSIONS BY SYRIAN AUTHORITIES AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY Added 2012-05-29 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the repressions committed by the Syrian government on May 27 in the city of Hula. The United Nations confirmed that at least 90 people were massacred, including 34 children. It is a crime against...
IF THE EUROPEAN UNION WANTS ECONOMIC GROWTH, COHESION ALLOCATIONS CANNOT BE REDUCED, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS Added 2012-05-29 On May 29 at the meeting of the EU Ministers for European Affairs in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis stressed that it was difficult to expect economic growth and creation of new jobs, if the new multiannual EU...
LATVIA’S SUPPORT FOR IMPORTANT REGIONAL ENERGY PROJECTS AND LAUNCH OF A JOINT INFORMATION SPACE FOR CULTURE DISCUSSED IN RIGA Added 2012-05-28 On May 28, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis, who paid an official visit to Riga, held meetings with Latvia’s highest-ranking officials and highlighted the importance of the country’s support for regional energy...