Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says that defence ministers of the European Union countries perceive the threat of a hybrid armed conflict rising from the East and the need for the EU to be ready to repel this threat.
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Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who took part in an informal meeting of the European Council on Thursday, says that all member-states of the eurozone must carry out a responsible fiscal and economic policy and Greece is no exception.
President Dalia Grybauskaitė has left for Brussels to attend an informal meeting of the European Council, the presidential press service said.
Lithuania's Deputy Foreign Minister Rolandas Kriščiūnas, who attended General Affairs Council in Brussels on Tuesday, has stressed the necessity to strengthen the security of the European Union's external borders.
The Baltic and Benelux countries agree on the need to expand the existing sanctions against Russia by including more people into the blacklist. They also backed the introduction of new sectoral sanctions, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linkevičius said on Wednesday after meeting with his Bal...
On 26 January, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius met with UK Minister for Europe David Lidington in London and discussed possible results of the forthcoming EU's Foreign Affairs Council.
On Wednesday, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, met with US Secretary of State, John Kerry. The two discussed a number of issues during a luncheon meeting, in particular the situation in Ukraine, the recent wave of terrorist violence in Fr...
On 21 January, in Riga, the Informal Meeting of European Union Defence Policy Directors agreed that the European Union and NATO had to cooperate in providing response to threats of hybrid warfare, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said.
Euro area membership will give Lithuania more stability and security, European Council President Donald Tusk said in Vilnius on Wednesday.
Seeking the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, the European Union must have a consistent and united strategy on Russia, European Council President Donald Tusk said in Vilnius on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, 7 January, Lithuania’s entry into the eurozone was a cause for celebration in the US capital. During a very well attended ceremony at the EU Delegation Lithuania was fêted as the 19th euro area member.
The new President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, is coming to Lithuania in the middle of January.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Brussels on Thursday to attend a two-day European Council meeting that will focus on a new investment plan and relations with Russia.
New ambitious investment program, which has been worked out by the European Commission, may not be suitable for Lithuania, an analyst says.
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Monday called on the European Union to exercise patience and consistency in relations with Russia and draw up new sanctions over the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea.
The Lithuanian Defence Ministry's policy director, who met with his EU counterparts in Brussels on Friday, underscored the need for reviewing EU member states' cooperation with their Eastern partners in light of the current situation in Ukraine.
Berlin, Tallinn and Brussels are on Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė's list of planned official visits.
Leaders of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday paid tribute to those killed in EU civilian missions, including Lithuanian customs officer Audrius Šenavičius.
In a reply to a letter sent by European Parliament members, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and French President Francois Hollande have stated that the Mistral warships meant for Russia cannot be purchased by the EU.
Leaders of China and the European Union (EU) agreed Wednesday to put their investment treaty negotiation on a faster track so as to further cement bilateral economic ties.
