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Republic of Moldova - Restrictive measures against theleadership of the Transnistrian region

The Council today1 adopted a decision concerning restrictive measures (visa ban) against the Transnistrian leadership (13623/10). more »

EU Engagement in South Africa

South Africa, with approximately 50 million inhabitants, has the 25th largest population in the world, and occupies a position of geo-strategic importance in the Southern hemisphere. more »

Food: Commission reviews the progressive adoption of the list of permitted health claims

The Commission announced today its intention to restructure the process of progressive adoption of the list of permitted health claims on food products (also known as “Article 13 claims”). more »

European Day of Languages 2010: Languages for business

With a multitude of language-related events taking place on or around 26 September, the main themes for this year's European Day of Languages are business and jobs. more »

Hi, Merħba, Salve.....

The 26th of September marks the European Day of Languages. Perhaps the Knights of the Order of St John in the Middle Ages prided themselves about the fact that they had eight “langues” but Parliament does better with its daily “Headlines” on its website in 22 languages. more »

The long road to gender equality – the next push forward

A proposed new plan focuses on closing the pay gap and opening up company boardrooms to more women. Tackling domestic violence is also a top priority. more »

The U.S. President thanked the Lithuanian President for active participation in the UN’s activities

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York attended lunch hosted for heads of states by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. more »

Crisis management – Lithuania’s priority in the OSCE

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė attending the UN General Assembly in New York met with the interim President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Roza Otunbayeva. more »

Women world leaders must promote women’s participation by their personal example

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė made an address in the panel discussion “Women as a Critical Force in Democratic Governance” hosted by the Community of Democracies under the Lithuanian Presidency and the Council of Women World Leaders. more »

All countries must share responsibility for the future of the world

Speaking at the general debate of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė underlined that in a global world, all our countries, large and small, must share responsibility for the future. more »

Commission pays € 1.15 billion in Balance of Payments support to Romania

The EU disbursed today € 1.15 billion to Romania, the third instalment of a € 5 billion loan, which was agreed in May 2009 as part of a multilateral financial assistance package. more »

Sakharov Prize 2010 - 9 nominations

Nine nominations for the 2010 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought have been tabled by EP political groups or groups of over 40 MEPs. more »

BS/2 Solutions Introduced at the Exhibition TurkmenTEL 2010

On September 15-17 in Ashgabat City, Turkmenistan, the fourth international telecommunications and information technology exhibition and conference, called TurkmenTEL 2010 was held. more »

The President to draw UN’s attention to environmental, security and gender equality issues

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took off for New York to attend the 65th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. more »

European Investment Bank supports GBP 250m gas network expansion and upgrade in Scotland and southern England

The European Investment Bank has agreed to lend GBP250 million for the replacement, reinforcement and expansion of the gas distribution networks operated by Scotland Gas Networks and Southern Gas Networks. more »

Protecting patients: EU to upgrade medicine safety monitoring

Patients will be better informed on how to use medicines, and enabled to report their adverse effects directly to national authorities, thanks to updates of EU laws agreed with the Council and endorsed by Parliament on Wednesday. more »

The President: Lithuania is a real not formal NATO member

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė watched the multinational special operational forces exercise “Jackal Stone 2010” in Klaipėda. more »

The latest in world records

The world's smallest cow and longest canine tongue are included the 2011 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. more »

European Mobility Week 2010 urges you to leave the car at home and walk or cycle to work

As the primary source of daily noise, pollution and congestion, car traffic relentlessly erodes our health and quality of life. more »

The President received letters of credence from the Ambassador of Latvia

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from the Ambassador of Latvia, Martinš Virsis. more »