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President Dalia Grybauskaitė offered personal congratulations by phone to President-elect Bronisław Komorowski on his victory in Poland's presidential elections.
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The European Commission welcomes the European Parliament voting in favour of a regulation on rights of passengers travelling by sea and by inland waterways.
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Regional and local authorities should be more extensively involved in implementing the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, and funds for environmental protection and developing infrastructure must be managed more effectively, says a resolution approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday.
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Paul the octopus bids to continue his predicting success as he forecasts a win for Germany over Argentina.
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The European Commission has disclosed who in 2009 received EU funds in policy areas like research, education and culture, energy and transport or external aid.
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Belgium has presented an ambitious programme for its 6-month EU presidency in the second half of 2010. Belgium takes over the rotating presidency from Spain on 1 July.
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The European Commission has approved 19 programmes in 14 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom) to provide information on and to promote agricultural products in the European Union.
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Setting up an inquiry into the death of the Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, stepping up support to human rights organisations, tackling illegal exploitation of minerals and putting an end to sexual violence against women and girls, were the key demands of MEPs at Thursday's Human Rights Subcommittee hearing on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Foreign states and international organizations extend condolences to Lithuania on the passing of President Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas
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Heads of foreign states bid farewell to the late President of the Republic of Lithuania, Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas.
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Today we say farewell to one of the most prominent Lithuanian politicians, a sincere and open person, a man of principle, Algirdas Brazauskas - the first directly elected president of Lithuania after re-independence.
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Spain beat Portugal and Paraguay beat Japan to progress to the quarter finals of the World Cup in South Africa.
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Heavy rains hit northeastern Mexico and parts of Texas as Hurricane Alex moves slowly across the Gulf waters.
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A specific EU budget line for the new EU stabilisation mechanism should be created as soon as possible, to ensure its credibility, Council, Commission and Parliament negotiators agreed at a three-way meeting on Wednesday.
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Forget the World Cup in South Africa, for footballers willing to get down and dirty, the yearly Swamp Soccer in Scotland is the next best thing.
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Head of Cabinet of the Secretary General of the Council of the European Union Marek Mora is paying a visit to Lithuania from 30 June to 1 July.
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A crucial vote for the nascent EU diplomatic corps - the European External Action Service - could be held next week by the European Parliament.
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Mobile phones, computers, TVs - we like them but where do they go when we are finished with them? In the worst case they can be dismantled by hand for scrap by children in developing countries.
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New EU rule will help phone-users avoid astronomical bills for web-surfing and downloads abroad.
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Brazilians are in the mood to celebrate from Rio to Johannesburg as their team progresses to the quarter finals of the World Cup with a 3-0 win over Chile.
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