Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius
Population: 3.4 mill.
GDP per capita: 7 000 Euros (2006)
Schengen zone: yes
Eurozone: no
EU-accession: 2004
Cities with European institutions or agencies: European Institute for Gender Equality (Vilnius)

EU-relations: Lithuania has been a member of the EU since 1 May 2004. A referendum in 2003 showed that 91% of the voters accepted to join the EU, and the voter turnout was about 63%. In that way the expectations of the opinion poll researchers were clearly beaten. At present the country is experiencing enormous economic growth and has barely missed the opportunity to fulfil the criteria concerning the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2007. At present the new goal is 2010. Already in June 2004 the country joined the so-called European Exchange Rate Mechanism II. Accordingly the exchange rate to the Euro is only allowed to float within a range of ± 15% at the most. 83.5% Lithuanians, 6.75% Poles, 6.3 Russians, 1.2% Belarussians and 0.65% Ukrainians are living in the most southern of the three Baltic states.

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Conseil des Etats de la Mer Baltique (CEMB)

Le Conseil des Etats de la Mer Baltique (CEMB ou CBSS) est un forum politique pour la coopération intergouvernementale régionale. Les membres du Conseil sont les 11 Etats de la Mer Baltique (dont la Russie) ainsi que la Commission européenne. Il a été établi en 1992 pour répondre aux changements géopolitiques dans la région à la fin de la guerre froide. Depuis sa création, il a servi de moteur à la coopération multilatérale dans de nombreux domaines tels que l’économie, le développent de la société civile, les droits de l’homme, la sécurité nucléaire, etc. (En anglais)

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DefMin Jukneviciene: Lithuanian army is too small
12 December 2010
On the eve of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Day (23 November), Rasa Jukneviciene, Lithuanian Defence Minister and deputy chair of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, said that if Lithuania does not increase its defense funding, the country may be unable to perform the duties of a (...)

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Paksas; Lithuania should change representational democracy with direct
12 December 2010
Leader of the third most popular political party of Lithuania, currently is in opposition, announced that Lithuania should be the first country in the world abolishing the representative democracy and introducing direct democracy instead. Rolandas Paksas, Lithuania’s impeached President, (...)

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Interpellation process against Minister of Energy has begun
11 December 2010
The opposition managed to start the interpellation against the Minister of Energy Arvydas Sekmokas. The initiator of the interpellation, the elder of the opposition Order and Justice party Valentinas Mazuronis said that the text of interpellation contains questions ‘about the gas sector, the (...)

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Protest supporting Liu Xianb staged in Vilnius
11 December 2010
Some 15 protesters staged a demonstration in the front of the embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Vilnius today. They held placards ‘Freedom for Tibet political prisoners’, ‘Freedom for Liu Xiaobo’. The protesters expressed their dissatisfaction with the Human Rights situation in China and (...)

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The Minister of Health will stay
8 February 2010
This morning the Lithuanian media reported that one more minister might submit a resignation letter to the Prime Minister Kubilius. The Minister concerned is Algis Caplikas, from the Centre and Liberal Party, who is heading the Ministry of Health. However, the Minister will stay, at least for (...)

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The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the University of Roma Tor Vergata, in partnership with Eurosduvillage group, is organizing the eighth edition of the Jean Monnet Summer Seminar a high level seminar on the functioning of the European Union addressed to graduate and Phd students as well as young civil servants. The seminar include two teaching modules lasting one week. The first module (4-8 July) will analyze the decision making process of the European Union while the second one (11-15 July) the foreign policy of the European Union. For more information and registration go to: http://www.eusummerseminar.uniroma2.it/