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LITHUANIA’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SPHERE OF TOLERANCE ARE PRESENTED AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN GENEVA Added 2011-03-03 On 3 March at the 78th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė presented the newest amendments to Lithuania’s...
LITHUANIA'S GDP GROWTH EXCEEDING EU AVERAGE AND MOST OF EU-27 Added 2011-02-23 Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has calculated that Lithuania’s 4th quarter (4Q 2010) GDP increased 1.7 %, and the yearly growth reached 4.4 %.
GLOBAL SERVICES LOCATION INDEX 2011 RAISES LITHUANIA FROM 21ST TO 14TH SPOT Added 2011-02-23 While a sluggish recovery continues to create the kind of pressure for economies that drive business outsourcing, an increasingly complex global economic environment has led to major changes in the ranking of the most attractive offshoring...
IN VIENNA, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL TAKE PART IN THE OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY AND WILL OPEN AN EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO THE LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE Added 2011-02-23 On 24 February in Vienna, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis will participate in the 10th winter meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
IN BRUSSELS, THE EU MINISTERS FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN UNSTABLE AND CONFLICT REGIONS Added 2011-02-22 On 22 February in Brussels, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilūnas took part in the informal meeting of the European Union’s ministers for development cooperation, which was dedicated to security and development in...
EUROPEAN UNION VISITORS PROGRAM Added 2011-02-13 European Union Visitors Program (EUVP) What is the European Union Visitors Program? The European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP) enables young leaders from countries outside the European Union to obtain first-hand impressions of the European...
NEED FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOCUS OF OSCE MEETING Added 2011-02-07 VIENNA, 7 February 2011 – Sustainable energy, energy security and OSCE support are being discussed at the first preparatory meeting of this year’s Economic and Environmental Forum, which started in Vienna today. The two-day meeting...
LITHUANIA IMPROVES ITS ECONOMIC FREEDOM SCORE BY 5 SPOTS Added 2011-01-13 Lithuania is ranked 24th freest economy among 179 countries in the newest Index of Economic Freedom by Heritage Foundation, at www.heritage.org.
PRESENTATION OF LITHUANIA’S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP WORK PROGRAMME IN VIENNA BEGAN WITH THE COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTIMS OF JANUARY 13 Added 2011-01-13 On 12 January in the Congress Centre at the Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna, the presentation of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship Work Programme began with performance of the Dzukian Variations by composer Bronius Kutavičius in commemoration...
NEW OSCE CHAIRPERSON CALLS FOR JOINT COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE EXISTING CONFLICTS IN A PEACEFUL AND NEGOTIATED MANNER Added 2011-01-13 VIENNA, 13 January 2011 - The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, urged the Organization's participating States to focus on resolving existing conflicts and achieving concrete progress in addressing...