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LITHUANIA TO ADOPT EURO ON 1 JANUARY 2015 Added 2014-07-23 The Council today adopted a decision allowing Lithuania to adopt the euro as its currency. The decision will enlarge the euro area to 19 member states, including all three Baltic states, and give Lithuania over five months to prepare for the...
EU AGREES TO TOUGHEN SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA Added 2014-07-23 During the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 22 July in Brussels, the EU Ministers discussed the crisis in Ukraine that has significantly worsened after the tragic crash of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Donetsk, the territory which is...
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP REACHED IMPORTANT HISTORIC MILESTONE (A SPEECH BY ŠTEFAN FÜLE) Added 2014-07-17 Annual meeting of Lithuanian Ambassadors Vilnius, 17 July 2014  Minister Linkevičius, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to address you at this very crucial time for the Eastern Partnership. Since we embarked...
THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH AMBASSADORS FOCUSED ON NATIONAL SECURITY Added 2014-07-16 Wednesday, July 16, Vilnius- President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Lithuanian ambassadors residing in foreign states. Such annual meetings are held to discuss Lithuania's foreign policy priorities. This year the focus was placed on Lithuanian...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY'S STATEMENT ON UKRAINE Added 2014-07-16 Increasing numbers of victims among the civilian population in eastern Ukraine raise particular concerns. We express our condolences to the relatives of the victims and wish those who were injured a speedy recovery. The responsibility for deaths...
PRESIDENT GRYBAUSKAITĖ WILL ATTEND A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN BRUSSELS Added 2014-07-15  July 16, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Brussels for a special meeting of the European Council.
THE PRESIDENT ASSIGNED THE GOVERNMENT TO TEMPORARILY PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS Added 2014-07-14 Saturday, July 12, Vilnius- Based on the Constitution, President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted the powers returned by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. In accordance with laws, the President assigned the Government of Prime Minister...
THE PRESIDENT ASSIGNED THE GOVERNMENT TO TEMPORARILY PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS Added 2014-07-14 Saturday, July 12, Vilnius- Based on the Constitution, President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted the powers returned by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. In accordance with laws, the President assigned the Government of Prime Minister...
INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT DALIA GRYBAUSKAITĖ AT THE SEIMAS Added 2014-07-14 Dear Fellow People of Lithuania, Each and every word of my oath has resounded and will resound in my life as a personal commitment to you.We are destined to live in exceptional times and work together to take care of Lithuania.I know that it will...
IN BRUSSELS, INTERNATIONAL DONORS AGREE TO FURTHER SUPPORT REFORMS IN UKRAINE Added 2014-07-10 The high-level meeting to coordinate international support for Ukraine was held on 8 July in Brussels. The Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas and representatives of most foreign countries, the EU, other key international...