Lithuania, which took over the rotating EU presidency on Monday, said recent allegations that Washington had bugged EU offices must not harm bilateral ties amid landmark free trade talks.
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July012013
June282013
Lithuania hopes to use its stint as European Union president to bolster the bloc's ties with former Soviet states, risking the wrath of Russia over what it sees as meddling in its backyard.
June202013
Lithuania, which takes up the rotating EU presidency next month, warned Thursday that any delay in approving the bloc's trillion-euro budget would hamper efforts to fight the eurozone debt crisis and joblessness across the continent.
June182013
Lithuania on Tuesday became the final European Union member to ratify a trade and aid accord with Serbia, a move that could help Belgrade's bid to join the bloc.
May232013
Lithuania on Thursday legalised growing hemp as of January for the industrial-scale production of textiles, making it the last of the EU's 27 members to give it the green light.
May102013
The development of shale gas in Europe could help the continent obtain better deals from its current key supplier, the Russian giant Gazprom, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Friday.
April182013
Lithuania on Thursday accused Belarus of violating its airspace with a military fighter plane, an incident coinciding with the Belarussian prime minister's visit to the Baltic state.
April182013
Lithuania said Thursday it expected smoother relations between neighbour Belarus and the European Union, as the Baltic state gears up to take over the rotating EU presidency in July.
March282013
Eurozone hopeful Latvia insisted Thursday the Baltic state was not in danger of becoming a new offshore haven for Russian cash amid the debt and banking crisis racking zone member Cyprus.
March282013
Lithuania and Latvia on Thursday rejected the idea of a referendum on joining the crisis-struck eurozone, fearing a proposal raised this week in neighbouring Poland could derail what they termed a strategic decision.
March282013
Eurozone hopeful Latvia insisted Thursday the Baltic state was not in danger of becoming a new offshore haven for Russian cash amid the debt and banking crisis racking zone member Cyprus.
March262013
Several legal acts in Lithuania regulate sustainable development. However, businesses can voluntariliy choose whether to undertake corporate social initiatives.
February202013
Britain is very unlikely to quit the EU in a referendum, its speaker of parliament said Wednesday, despite a poll earlier this week showing otherwise.
February062013
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday called a $7 billion bill from Russian gas giant Gazprom unfair, saying he was prepared to negotiate with Moscow.
February052013
This guide outlines the major social rules on staff welfare in Lithuania.
January282013
Legislation in Lithuania has set out environmental rules that businesses have to follow in order to be able to operate.
January142013
The Labour Code in Luxembourg covers employee rights regarding health and safety in the workplace, discrimination, recruitment, dismissal, and employment contracts.
December142012
European Union funding for the decommissioning of Lithuania's Soviet-era nuclear reactor has been frozen to raise pressure to wrap up talks on the operation, a top official said Friday amid growing irritation over delays.
October222012
The European Commission has pledged to remove a poster displaying the communist hammer and sickle symbol from its Brussels headquarters after former Soviet-ruled EU member Lithuania expressed outrage.
October122012
Lithuania's centre-left opposition has promised a sweeping review of the country's energy policy if it wins Sunday's election, held in tandem with a referendum on building a nuclear plant.