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After the European Commission recommended on Wednesday that Lithuania broaden its property tax base, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said he does not think that people's primary homes should be taxed.

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Lithuanian support to energy company AB Lietuvos Energija in the context of a strategic reserve measure may have unduly favoured the company and distorted competition in the Single Market, in breach of EU State aid rules,...

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

Having banned unfair trading practices and improved producer cooperation, the European Commission on Wednesday presented the third element to improve fairness in the food supply chain by introducing greater transparency in the way prices are reported throughout the chain, states the European Commiss...

In two settlement decisions, the European Commission has fined five banks for taking part in two cartels in the Spot Foreign Exchange market for 11 currencies - Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, US, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian Dollars, and Danish, Swedish and Norwegian crowns.

As of 15 May, a new maximum price will apply for all international calls and SMS within the EU. As a result, consumers calling from their country to another EU country will pay a maximum amount of 19 cents per minute (+VAT) and 6 cents per SMS message (+VAT), informs European Commission.

Each year around 20% of food produced in the EU is lost or wasted, causing unacceptable social, environmental and economic harm. EU is committed to solving this problem and putting its food system onto a sustainable path. To be able to take effective action, we need more data on food waste than we c...

On 2nd May the European Commission is launching a new call for applications for DiscoverEU travel passes. All 18-year-olds in the EU have until 16 May 2019 to apply, giving them the opportunity to discover Europe between 1 August 2019 and 31 January 2020, informs the European Commission.

On the occasion of the 15 year anniversary of Lithuanian accession to the European Union Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, congratulates Lithuania on a special day for the country. DELFI is sharing his greetings with its readers:

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched a €1 billion loans package targeting specifically young farmers. In 2017, 27% of the loan applications submitted to banks by EU young farmers were rejected, compared to only 9% for other farms.

The European Commission has made commitments offered by Mastercard and Visa legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The companies will significantly reduce (on average by around 40%) their multilateral interchange fees for payments in the EEA with consumer cards issued elsewhere.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for social affairs.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Lithuania. The measure, open to all types of renewable generation, will contribute to the EU environmental objectives without unduly distorting competition.

Еврокомиссия может ввести торговые пошлины на американские продукты питания, чемоданы, тракторы, вертолеты, видеоигры и другие категории импорта.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called for unity while discussing the future EU budget during his recent visit to Lithuania, and also said that Western Europe wants to grow at the expense of its eastern neighbors.

On Friday, 5th April, the European Commission released its 2018 report on the Safety Gate for dangerous products, the former Rapid Alert System.

The first electrical lamp in Lithuania was lit on April 17, 1892 in the morning in Rietavas. Only 13 years had passed since it had been invented.

Synchronization of the power grids of the Baltic States with the continental Europe must be completed in 2025 as it was agreed earlier, Latvia's Prime Minister Arturs Krisjanis Karins said Friday during his visit to Lithuania.

Lithuania is ready to assume leadership of the Rail Baltica project to ensure its timely and successful implementation, the Baltic country's Minister of Transport and Communications, Rokas Masiulis, wrote in a letter to the European Commission, the ministry announced on Wednesday.