EU will seek to lower energy prices for consumers President Dalia Grybauskaitė is attending a European Council meeting in Brussels. At their meeting, the heads of state and government have outlined guidelines for the EU internal and external policies in the energy sector, with a key focus on building the EU's internal energy market and on external energy policy, and discussed tools to lower high prices of energy resources. More...

Lithuania strongly supports Irish EU presidency in negotiations on multiannual financial framework On 21 May in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Vytautas Leškevičius called on EU Ministers of European Affairs to confer wide powers on Irish Presidency of the EU Council to seek a political agreement in negotiations with the European Parliament on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework. More...

European leaders will discuss EU energy and tax policies President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend the European Council on May 22. At their meeting in Brussels, EU heads of state and government will discuss energy security and high prices for energy resources - a major challenge that the European Union faces today. In order to better protect the interests of European consumers, the EU's internal energy market must be reinforced and its external energy policies coordinated more closely. More...

During it‘s presidency of the EU council Lithuania will emphasize quality of education, recommennds to follow youth ideas to increase employment On the first day of The Council of Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Lithuanian Minister of Education and Science Dainius Pavalkis introducing priorities of the upcoming Lithuanian Presidency of the Council in the field of education stressed internationalization and efficient financing of higher education, as well as leadership in education, as matters of highest importance. Minister of Social Security and Labour Algimanta Pabedinskienė emphasized, that Lithuania in the EU Council will devote particular attention to youth employment and social inclusion. More...

Future Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union As the European Union moves towards recovery, closer cooperation between member states is needed more than ever in order to ensure growth, job creation and better competitiveness. The EU must demonstrate to its people and the world that it pursues credible financial and economic policies, is committed to growth through joint initiatives that increase competitiveness, and aims at security for its citizens and openness with its partners. More...

Lithuania presented the logo of its Presidency of the European Union At the festive event by the White Bridge, President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with schoolchildren, students and volunteers raised the kite carrying the 11-meter-long and 9-meter-wide flag with the logo of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). More...

United Kingdom supports Lithuanian EU presidency priorities On 9 May in London, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the British Foreign Secretary William Hague. The meeting mainly focused on Lithuania’s Presidency of the EU Council in the second half of this year. More...

Lithuanian foreign minister assures high-ranking Turkish official that Lithuanian EU presidency will back Turkey’s EU aspirations On 14 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Vytautas Leškevičius met with the Undersecretary of Turkey’s Ministry for EU Affairs Haluk Ilıcak to discuss progress in the country’s accession negotiations, and assured that Lithuania’s incoming Presidency of the EU Council would further support Turkey’s European aspirations. More...

Ministers opened the way for faster negotiations on the 2014-2020 EU Multi-annual financial framework The EU Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) agreed to amend this year’s EU budget, to step up the fight against tax fraud and evasion and discussed the aspects of bank recovery and resolution. More...

Charlemagne Prize – recognition of the people of Lithuania At the historical Aachen Town Hall, President Dalia Grybauskaitė was presented the prestigious International Charlemagne Prize. The award, also known as "Oscar in Politics", has been extended to President Grybauskaitė for Lithuania's contribution to uniting the European Union and building the economic stability of the whole Europe. More...