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Trilateral Assembly in Lithuania: it’s important to provide Ukraine with unconditional assistance
Jun03

Trilateral Assembly in Lithuania: it’s important to provide Ukraine with unconditional assistance

Assembly of Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine concluded its work in the Seimas on 29 May. The sixth session mainly focused on Ukraine and current security challenges, reported BC the press service of the Lithuanian Seimas. …read more Source:...

Russia’s blacklist is nothing new says Foreign Minister
Jun01

Russia’s blacklist is nothing new says Foreign Minister

Russia’s blacklist of the EU politicians, including five Latvian representatives, who are barred from entering Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, is nothing new, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on the public Latvian Radio. …read more Source:...

Russia’s blacklist with five Latvian politicians is nothing new – formin
Jun01

Russia’s blacklist with five Latvian politicians is nothing new – formin

Russia’s blacklist of the EU politicians, including five Latvian representatives, who are barred from entering Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, is nothing new, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on the public Latvian Radio. …read more Source:...

Russia’s blacklist with 5 Latvian politicians is nothing new – formin
Jun01

Russia’s blacklist with 5 Latvian politicians is nothing new – formin

Russia’s blacklist of the EU politicians, including five Latvian representatives, who are barred from entering Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, is nothing new, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on the public Latvian Radio. …read more Source:...

Seimas Speaker: cooperation with Germany crucial to Lithuania
May29

Seimas Speaker: cooperation with Germany crucial to Lithuania

Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Grauziniene met with Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag, and discussed bilateral cooperation, the Eastern Partnership programme, the situation in Ukraine ant the possibilities of deepening parliamentary relations between Lithuania and Germany, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...

Riigikogu Speaker in Verkhovna Rada: supporting Ukraine is in the interests of the security of Europe
May29

Riigikogu Speaker in Verkhovna Rada: supporting Ukraine is in the interests of the security of Europe

At the meeting with the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Speaker of the Riigikogu, parliament of Estonia, Eiki Nestor stressed Estonia’s continuous commitment to supporting Ukraine and to cooperation in moving towards the European Union, reports BC the Riigikogu press service. …read...

Estonian farmers can sell live pigs to Ukraine
May28

Estonian farmers can sell live pigs to Ukraine

Estonian Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) and the Veterinary Office of Ukraine signed export certificates according to which Estonian pig farmers have a chance to start exporting live pigs to Ukraine, LETA/Postimees Online reports. …read more Source: The Baltic...

Regional security – common interest of Lithuania and U.S.
May27

Regional security – common interest of Lithuania and U.S.

President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite met with U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, who is of Lithuanian descent. The meeting focused on Lithuanian-U.S. cooperation in the fields of security and energy, as well as bilateral economic ties and possibilities to strengthen them. The security situation in our region and Ukraine was also discussed at the...

Eastern Partnership Summit declaration condemns the annexation of Crimea
May25

Eastern Partnership Summit declaration condemns the annexation of Crimea

The Eastern Partnership Summit’s declaration in Riga has condemned the annexation of Crimea. The summit’s declaration includes a reference to the ”illegal annexation of Crimea”, and confirms support towards ”Ukraine’s territorial integrity”, informs LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...

Schultz: EU still meets with Russia to find political solution
May22

Schultz: EU still meets with Russia to find political solution

“When we met last time during the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius no one could have predicted such dramatic developments. The illegitimate annexation of Crimea has shaken up Europe’s security architecture. The conflict in Ukraine continues influencing our relations with Russia,» – said President of the European Parliament Martin...