Key achievements of the Lithuanian Presidency The approval of the Multiannual Financial Framework, the 2014 annual budget and a stronger Eastern Partnership are among the key achievements of the Lithuanian Presidency. More...

Dalia Grybauskaitė to present the results of Lithuanian EU Presidency to European leaders President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend a European Council summit in Brussels. Ahead of the summit, the Lithuanian President together with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Council President José Manuel Barroso will hold a coordination meeting to discuss the most topical issues on the European Council agenda and align the positions. More...

Lithuania handed over the EU presidency to Greek counterparts Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius on 18 December in Brussels handing over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Greek Deputy Minister for European Affairs Dimitris Kourkoulas stressed that approval of the Multiannual Financial Framework, 2014 annual budget and stronger Eastern Partnership are among the key achievements of the Lithuanian Presidency. More...

Sandglasses visual music performance to crown the Lithuanian Presidency cultural programme in Brussels The closing event of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will take place on December 18 at the Flagey Art Centre in Brussels – the Sandglasses audio-visual performance by composer Justė Janulytė. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis, officials of EU institutions, diplomats and the international community of Brussels will participate at the closing event. More...

Future of Europe: Vice-President Reding to debate with citizens in Vilnius The future of Europe, citizens' rights and the recovery from the economic crisis are the topics to be discussed at the 41st Citizens' Dialogue with Vice-President Viviane Reding and 200 citizens in Vilnius which will take place today. More...

Dalia Grybauskaitė to hand over the EU Presidency to Greece President Dalia Grybauskaitė has departed for Athens. She will hold meetings with Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. More...

Closing Conference of the European Year of Citizens 2013 “How to make every year a year for citizens!” On 21 November 2012, the European Parliament and Council of the European Union declared 2013 the European Year of Citizens to promote discussions regarding EU citizenship. The goal of the European Year of Citizens is to increase awareness and knowledge of EU citizenship-related rights and duties. More...

Eastern Partnership gains new impetus President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with the leaders of the EU and Eastern Partnership countries issued a declaration specifying the progress achieved in the past two years and setting further guidelines for the programme. More...

Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius begins At the beginning of the Vilnius Summit, President Dalia Grybauskaitė participated in a coordination meeting with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, European Commission Vice-President Catherine Ashton and Commissioner for Enlargement Štefan Füle to discuss the common EU position on the prospects of the Eastern Partnership programme and the situation in Ukraine. More...

The VIALITHUANIA Interactive Programme will help Europe discover Lithuania and Lithuania discover Europe The VIALITHUANIA interactive programme presenting Lithuania’s connections to EU countries was created under the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This interactive programme reveals historic and cultural relations of Lithuania to the 27 countries of the EU. More...