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Times online: Ireland votes No to Lisbon Treaty Added 2008-06-13 Ireland has voted No to the Lisbon Treaty, plunging the European Union into a new crisis.
President Adamkus and Ambassadors from EU Countries Discussed Topical Energy and International Issues Added 2008-06-09 Monday, June 9, Vilnius – President Valdas Adamkus had lunch with ambassadors from EU countries residing in Lithuania. Among the issues discussed at the meeting was the energy security situation after the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power...
BNS: Virtual Baltic Way to unite Lithuanians around globe Added 2008-06-09 VILNIUS, Jun 09, BNS - Lithuanians spread around the globe are invited to unite again and form a virtual Baltic Way in the celebration of 20-year anniversary of the Sajudis liberation movement.
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Member of the EU Commission Margot Wallstroem discussed the significance of public support for the EU's decission Added 2008-05-29 On 29 May, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas received Vice-President of the European Commission Margot Wallström. They discussed the significance of the civil society and non-governmental organisations’...
Reuters:EU Parliament panel against Baltic gas link Added 2008-05-28 BRUSSELS, May 27 (Reuters) - Germany and Russia should drop plans to build a natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea unless all countries with a shoreline agree -- an unlikely prospect, a European parliament committee said on Tuesday.
The mandate, approved by the EU member states, is a solid basis for the future negotiations with Russia Added 2008-05-27 On 26 May, during the meeting of the EU’s General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas and heads of diplomacy of the EU Member States discussed the issue of a mandate...
BNS: Baltic, Polish presidents call for more EU attention to Georgia, new EU role Added 2008-05-23 VILNIUS, May 22, BNS - Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland agreed in Riga on Thursday to call for more attention of the European Union (EU) to Georgia and more efficient solution of "frozen" conflicts.
Europe.view: Telling the Soviet story Added 2008-05-22 May 22nd 2008 From Economist.comA new film about Nazi-Soviet linksBEING burnt in effigy on the streets of Moscow by nationalist hoodlums must count as a kind of Oscar if you are a Latvian filmmaker whose aim is to expose modern Russia's blindness...
BNS: EU gives green light to launch Russia talks Added 2008-05-21 Countries of the European Union (EU) agreed Wednesday in Brussels to commence negotiations on the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas confirmed.
EUOBSERVER: The elephant on the European doorstep Added 2008-05-16 ...The Western Balkans - seven countries with a population of approximately 27 million - have been offered a European future, subject only to satisfying the normal criteria. This process will take time but few doubt the result. We are on course...