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„Председательство Венгрии в Совете ЕС приведет к хаосу и массовым беспорядкам”, - сообщает создатель видеоролика, появившегося в социальных сетях. Объясняем, что председательство Венгрии в Совете ЕС для Европы ничем не грозит. Ни хаоса, ни беспорядков не будет.

On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda is participating in the European Council meeting in Brussels, where the European leaders agreed on a revision of the EU’s multiannual financial framework to include EUR 50 billion in long-term financial support for Ukraine.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis hopes that this week the European Council will adopt decisions favourable for Ukraine. Yet he admits that so far there are no alternatives in case Hungary keeps blocking talks on Ukraine’s EU accession.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis is critical of Hungary’s standpoint on Ukraine ahead of the European Council’s meeting that will discuss the European Union’s enlargement.

President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday participated in an informal discussion on the EU’s strategic agenda at the invitation of the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, his office said in a press release.

Атака беспилотников на Кремль вряд ли была инициирована украинскими властями, заявила эксперт Европейского совета международных отношений (European Council on Foreign Relations) по вопросам оборонной политики и военных технологий Ульрике Франке (Ulrike Franke) в интервью Deutsche Welle в четверг, 4 ...

On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in a special meeting of the European Council, where the afternoon session on Ukraine was also attended by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, the President’s Communication Group said in a press release.

ES Tarybos pirmininkas Charlesas Michelis sakė esąs sukrėstas po pranešimų, kad Lenkijoje nukrito raketos ir žuvo du žmonės.

Пропагандистское медиа "РуБалтик" опубликовало на своем Youtube фрагмент эфира с депутатом российской Госдумы от Калининградской области Андреем Колесником. В нем главред издания Носович заявляет, что Литва незаконно устроила блокаду Калининграда, а депутат – что о прекращении блокады "с Литвой дого...

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda took part in a virtual preparatory session of the upcoming European Council meeting and urged the EU not to hesitate to take a decision of historic importance and to grant Ukraine EU candidate status.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has written to President Gitanas Nauseda this week, inviting him to agree on who of them should take part in the European Council's meeting ahead of each summit.

There are many signs that Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny could not be poisoned without the Kremlin's knowledge and involvement, therefore, a response involving sanctions is necessary, says Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda attending a European Council meeting on Friday.

The European Council condemns the attempt to assassinate Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says.

Несмотря на то, что в Беларуси продолжаются протесты против режима Александра Лукашенко, оппозиция делает громкие заявления о "демократической революции", реальная ситуация более мрачная. Об этом в интервью Delfi сказал эксперт Европейского совета по международным отношениям, старший научный сотрудн...

The positions of neighboring countries, including Lithuania, should be taken into account during the upcoming remote European Council meeting on Belarus on Wednesday, ex-Lithuanian Ambassador to the EU Jovita Neliupsiene says.

The ongoing difficult division of EU posts reflects the growing influence of European parties, and the majority of Lithuanian politicians' weak involvement in their activity reduces Lithuania's influence on common decision-making, diplomats say.

The European Council adopted two important priority files under the Security Union which strengthen EU rules on explosives precursors and facilitate law-enforcement access to financial information.

Poland does not support outgoing Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite as a candidate for the position of president of the European Council, Poland's Rzeczpospolita daily claims.

EU leaders are starting on Tuesday talks on candidates to take up the bloc’s top jobs.

Members of the Lithuanian parliament's Committee on Budget and Finance (CBF), which is looking into the circumstances surrounding the 2009-2010 economic crisis, say the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) should have contributed more to assessing the causes and effects of the glo...