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Lithuania's Ambassador presented his credentials to the President of the U.S.A.

On 10 August in Washington, Lithuania’s Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis presented his credentials to President of the United States of America Barack Obama. more »

Floods in Pakistan: Commission provides additional €10 million in emergency aid to address humanitarian needs

Today, the European Commission has adopted a €10 million emergency decision to further assist the most vulnerable people in Pakistan affected by the disastrous floods. more »

Profit of the first half of 2010 before loan impairment charges of Danske Bank A/S Lithuania branch is 28m LTL

These are the financial results of the banking activities of the Danske Bank Group in Lithuania (Danske Bankas and Danske Lizingas UAB). more »

First European Investment Bank loan to Armenia for Yerevan metro upgrade

The European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed its first loan agreement with Armenia. more »

Commission releases €14.9 million for food security to the Republic of Niger

Given the worsening food crisis in the Sahel, the Commission today agreed to disburse €14.9 million for food security in Niger, the worst affected country in the area. more »

Moscow smoke cloud remains

Wildfire smoke in Moscow shuts down businesses and disrupts work at airports. more »

Commission approves the acquisition of joint control of Arnotts by Anglo Irish Bank and RBS

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed restructuring of Arnotts' debts in return for a transfer of control to Anglo Irish Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). more »

Early Christmas for London shoppers

Christmas comes early to London's Oxford Street, as department store Selfridge's opens its festive store in the height of summer. more »

'Ice island' breaks off glacier, ice chunk

A massive ice chunk four times the size of Manhattan has broken off one of Greenland's two main glaciers more »

World Bank Group President Zoellick to Visit Bulgaria, Moldova, Latvia, August 9 - 13

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick will visit Bulgaria, Moldova, and Latvia on August 9 – 13, to meet with government leaders, business people, think tanks, civil society, and visit projects to discuss development issues and the impact of the global economic crisis. more »

European Commission approves €135 million in grants to Morocco for 2010

The European Commission today approved a new financial support package of €135 million for Morocco. more »

State aid: Commission approves aid to compensate damages caused in Poland by floods

The European Commission has approved an aid scheme that allows to grant compensation for the damage caused by the floods of May and June 2010 in Poland. more »

Flooding in Poland and Germany

Floods in Poland and Germany leave behind a wake of destroyed homes and lives. more »

The Commission allocates an additional €10 million package in humanitarian aid for Liberia

The European Commission is allocating an extra €10 million in humanitarian aid for Liberia. more »

Shanghai World Expo 2010 - half-time review

EU shows off cutting-edge technologies for sustainable cities. more »

Lithuania's Foreign Minister expressed his condolences regarding the victims of forest fires in Russia

Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs sent letters of condolences to his Russian counterpart S. Lavrov and Minister of Transport, co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Lithuanian-Russian Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, Humanitarian and Cultural Cooperation I. Levitin, expressing his condolences regarding the victims of violent forest fires in Russia. more »

Emerging Market Countries Partner with World Bank to Achieve Risk Management Objectives

The World Bank is seeing a surge in demand from borrowers seeking the Bank’s expertise to mitigate currency and interest rate risk. more »

State aid: Commission authorises support package for Lithuanian financial institutions

The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a Lithuanian package intended to stabilise the markets as a response to the global financial crisis. more »

Lithuania funded the reconstruction of a school in Southern Afghanistan

On 19 July, a school, which had been reconstructed with the funding from Lithuania’s Special Mission in Afghanistan, was opened in the village of Suri, the Zabul Province in the South of Afghanistan. more »

Self-employed workers to gain maternity and pension benefits under new EU law

Self-employed workers and their partners will enjoy better social protection – including the right to maternity leave for the first time – under new EU legislation that enters into force today. more »