Eastern Partnership

Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has congratulated the new Polish diplomacy chief, Grzegorz Schetyna, on assuming office.

Starting from the beginning of 2014, both the EU and Ukraine have been facing many common challenges related to their respective border, energy and defense security.

An interview with Andras Racz, a Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs.

Round table discussion over co-operation with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in the area of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) is taking place on Wednesday on the initiative of Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union.

Throughout the conflict in Ukraine, Poland has tried to use competition between Russia and the West to advance its own interests, which include pulling Ukraine further into the Western camp and pushing for stronger NATO commitment to bolstering Poland against Russia. However, Poland will be limited ...

"It's a historic moment," was the reaction when Kiev and Brussels ratified the Ukrainian-EU Association Agreement on Tuesday. However, celebration might be somewhat premature, since Moscow, eager to keep Ukraine within its own sphere of influence and away from the EU, has won significant concessions...

Second day of the annual forum Rīga Conference 2014 was filled with lively debate and exchange of opinions among speakers of panel discussions, bringing together high-level foreign security and foreign policy experts, diplomats, politicians, academics, businessmen and journalists.

The first day of the annual foreign policy and security forum Rīga Conference 2014 has concluded with the lively discussions about the challenges and opportunities of the global and regional economy, security threats and relations with Russia.

Member of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), former foreign minister Audronius Ažubalis has called on Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius not to ignore developments in Georgia, one of the Eastern Partnership countries.

Talks have begun between Russia and the pro-EU former Soviet states of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The sides are assessing how recently signed free trade deals with the European Union will impact the countries' trade relations with Russia. The effect will be muted for now, but the agreements could...

Social Democrat Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, proposed for European commissioner representing Lithuania, says he could serve not only as health commissioner but could also work in another five areas.

European Parliament (EP) deputy Sandra Kalnietė (Unity), member of the European People's Party (EPP), will lead the Eastern partnership and expansion course, Kalnietė's spokesman Martins Spravniks informed LETA.