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ENERGY SECURITY – UNDERLYING GOAL FOR LITHUANIA AND LATVIA Added 2012-03-22 President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President Andris Bērziņš of Latvia in Bistrampolis Manor. During a working meeting, the Presidents discussed the implementation of strategic energy projects that are obligatory for ending the Baltic...
LITHUANIA’S COMPLAINT AGAINST BELARUSSIAN NPP PROJECT HEARD IN GENEVA Added 2012-03-21 The Implementation Committee of the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) heard into Lithuania’s claim that Belarus failed to meet convention requirements while building a new nuclear...
VICE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE WILL DISCUSS IN BRUSSELS DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Added 2012-03-21 On March 22, Vice Minister of National Defence for Defence Policy and International Relations Vytautas Umbrasas will participate in the European Union’s Defence Ministers’ meeting in Brussels (Belgium). The event will focus on the...
THE EU MUST EMPLOY A SOLID EXTERNAL ENERGY POLICY, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER SAYS Added 2012-03-20 Having high dependence of imported energy resources, the European Union needs to employ a solid and strong external energy policy, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas said.
HEARING INTO LITHUANIA’S COMPLAINT AGAINST BELARUSIAN NPP PROJECT KICKS OFF IN GENEVA Added 2012-03-19 On 20–21 March in Geneva, the Implementation Committee of the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) is to begin a hearing into Lithuania’s claim that Belarus failed to meet...
DALIA GRYBAUSKAITĖ CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT OF MOLDOVA Added 2012-03-19 President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to President-elect Nicolae Timofti of the Republic of Moldova.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IS TO DISCUSS LITHUANIA‘S ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK Added 2012-03-19 On 19-21 March, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis is paying a visit to New York. He will present Lithuania’s long-term objectives within the United Nations and will discuss the country’s activities within this...
LITHUANIA CALLS ON THE EU TO GRANT TARIFF PREFERENCES TO COUNTRIES MOST IN NEED Added 2012-03-16 On 16 March at the EU trade ministers meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas called on the EU to grant tariff preferences only to economically weakest countries rather than to growing competitive economies.
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EU MILITARY COMMITTEE DISCUSS ISSUES OF EU SECURITY AND DEFENCE Added 2012-03-16 On March 16 in Vilnius, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė and Håkan Syrén, the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, discussed Lithuania’s preparation for the Presidency...
CHAIRMAN OF THE EU MILITARY COMMITTEE: “SECURITY IN THE BALTIC REGION IS NOT ONLY THE CONCERN OF LITHUANIA BUT ALSO OF THE ENTIRE EUROPEAN UNION” Added 2012-03-16 On March 15 Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė met with Chairman of the EU Military Committee Gen Håkan Syren on visit in Lithuania and discussed Lithuania’s preparation to take over the Presidency of the EU Council,...