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Foreign Vice-Minister Andrius Krivas underlines the importance of the new post-2015 development agenda Added 2015-05-27 At the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) on 26 May in Brussels, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas underlined the importance of the new post-2015 development agenda and its implementation aiming at poverty...
Linkevičius stressed that burden-sharing of refugees among EU member states must be based on the principle of voluntarism Added 2015-05-20 At the EU General Affairs Council meeting on 19 May in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius discussed progress in implementing measures to tackle migratory flows in the Mediterranean sea region adopted at a special...
Linkevičius: serious violations of international law are the biggest threat to security in Europe Added 2015-05-19 On 19 May in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius attends the annual session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The main focus of the session is on democratic security in Europe.
Minister Linas Linkevičius attended the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting Added 2015-05-19 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated at the Foreign Affairs Council on 18 May in Brussels. Part of this Council agenda was discussed in conjunction with defense ministers.
Lithuania celebrates Europe Day Added 2015-05-08 The 9th of May marks the 65th anniversary of the historical “Schuman declaration”. That day of 1950 in Paris, French Foreign Affairs Minister Robert Schuman proclaimed the idea of supranational community  which became the foundation of the...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister: we are optimistic about the first months of EU’s free trade with Moldova and Georgia Added 2015-05-08 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas, who took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) in Brussels on 7 May, together with Ministers of EU member states, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and...
Lithuania to contribute to the international efforts in addressing the problems of illegal migration Added 2015-04-20 On 20 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg. The Council agenda was adjusted due to the Mediterranean shipwreck this weekend, when several hundred...
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister: trade policy must serve business and society Added 2015-03-25 At the informal discussion of the EU Trade Ministers on 24-25 March in Riga, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas underlined that trade policy must serve business and society.
Nordic and Baltic political directors express their support for Ukraine, call for a fight against propaganda Added 2015-03-24 On 23-24 March in Copenhagen, political directors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) discussed regional issues, challenges to Ukraine’s security and territorial integrity, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, prospects...
Linkevičius calls for extension of the EU sanctions on Russia Added 2015-03-18 At the General Affairs Council meeting on 17 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, emphasised the importance of a unified and strong EU policy stance towards Russia. “Russia has openly admitted it has...