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The Lithuanian Youth Council wants that in municipal elections the voting age be lowered to 16 years. The Seimas’ liberals think that such age requirement could also apply to the European Parliament (EP) elections. DELFI has organised a discussion on this matter.

President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday participated in an informal discussion on the EU’s strategic agenda at the invitation of the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, his office said in a press release.

In August 2023, the seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.6% in both the euro area and the European Union (EU), compared with July 2023, reports Eurostat, the EU's statistical office.

The European Union’s new electricity market model provide for changes that are beneficial for consumers, more effective international and national regulation, and faster development and integration of renewables into the electricity grid, the energy minister says.

Belgijos komercinio arbitražo teismas antradienį paskelbė „Thomas Cook“ padalinio Belgijoje bankrotą, darbo neteks 500 kelionių agentūros darbuotojų.

A Lithuanian couple that owns an Irish pub in Aalst, a town in Belgium, received a postcard telling them to learn the Dutch language of “go back to Ireland”, writes “The Brussels Times”.

Lithuania's visa services will stop cooperation with commercial intermediaries selling travel organization services in Russia while issuing Schengen visas as of February, according to an order signed by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.

Lithuania has scored better in a survey on LGBT rights this year but still lags behind many European Union countries.

While Lithuania might claim to be the geographic centre of Europe, “Belgium is at the heart of European purchasing power,” according to Thomas Castrel, Economic Counsellor for Flanders. He and his Walloon counterpart Jean-Philippe Schklar explained to members and guests of the EBN’s monthly business...

The Lithuanian parliament's Health Affairs Committee has no intentions of deciding on ratification of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada any time soon, although Lithuania's diplomats expected decisions on the matter during the spring session already.

The Lithuanian Navy's minesweeper Kuršis is attending a combat readiness check in Belgium starting Monday.

Lithuania spends a higher proportion of its GDP on education than the EU average, ranking 12th among all 28 member states, according to the latest Eurostat figures released on Monday.

Iron Wolf 2017, this year's largest multinational military exercise in Lithuania, will be formally opened concurrently in the Lithuanian Armed Forces' two military training areas, in Rukla and Pabrade, on Monday, the Defense Ministry said.

Henrikas Traškinas nepateko į Tarptautinės teniso federacijos (ITF) serijos „Belgium F9 Futures“ vyrų turnyro Belgijoje pagrindines vienetų varžybas.

One of Europe's most successful economic powerhouses, Flanders, opened a representative office in Vilnius. It was a festive celebration and brought one hundred guests to the new location of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) office on Gedimino Prospektas in the heart of the Lithuanian capital.

Flanders’ Minister-President Geert Bourgeois opened a new office of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) in Vilnius on Tuesday.

Europe must learn from its mistakes and integrate refugees according to the principles of the society as a whole, Geert Bourgeois, the minister-president of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, said in Vilnius on Tuesday.

As the United Kingdom is preparing for a referendum on its membership in the European Union, a survey suggests that almost half of voters in eight big EU countries would also like to have in-out votes.

An event at Charleroi Airport in Belgium last week inaugurated the month of tourism opportunities in Lithuania.