Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia can further expect sufficient funding for the synchronization of their power grids with that of continental Europe, European Commissioner for Energy Union Maros Sevcovic said in Vilnius on Friday.
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Russia's gas giant Gazprom must compensate European gas consumers for losses they suffered due to its non-transparent gas trade practices, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission's Vice-President for Energy Union in Vilnius on Wednesday...
On May 17, Polish state-owned natural gas pipeline network operator Gaz-System S.A. published its updated strategy for 2016–2025. A noteworthy new element in the document is the plan to create a natural gas hub in Poland, aimed at establishing a regional gas market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE...
Double standards must not apply to a new nuclear power plant that Belarus is building in Astravyets, close to its border with Lithuania, EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Friday.
Nord Stream 2, the controversial Russian-German pipeline project, is generating fierce opposition in Central and Eastern Europe as well as from the European Parliament and the European Commission. But could the opponents of the pipeline, owned 50% by Gazprom and 50% by some of the largest Western Eu...
On February 16, the European Commission published its long awaited “winter package”, a series of legislative documents partly outlining the foundation of the often debated Energy Union. For those who have lost track, at the heart of the Energy Union lie concerns about single-source dependence on nat...
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius called on the other Baltic States and the European Commission to step up efforts to make sure that a nuclear power plant being built by Belarus in Astravyets complies with safety standards.
Lithuania wants to purchase the Klaipėda LNG terminal's floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) from Norway's Hoegh LNG before the expiry of the 10-year lease period in an effort to reduce the terminal's costs and will seek support from the European Union for this purpose, Energy Minister Ro...
The European Union’s (EU) researchers will draw up proposals by summer identifying the best ways to synchronize electricity grids of the Baltic countries and Western Europe, Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission’s Vice-President for the Energy Union, has said while on a visit to Lithuania.
The European Commission has presented a package of proposals to ensure the Eropean Union's energy security, including a measure allowing the EC to review and block member states' agreements with third-country gas suppliers if they threaten other members' energy security.
The planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea should not be built, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday before leaving for an EU Council meeting.
On Thursday, 17 December, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Brussels to attend a European Council meeting and discuss additional measures to manage the migration crisis, including the setting up of a European Border and Coast Guard. European leaders will also exchange views on h...
Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius met with Vice President of the European Commission (EC) in charge of the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič in Brussels on Thursday. According to the prime minister, establishing the internal energy market in Europe is a priority objective for Lithuania.
Representatives of Poland, Lithuania and the European Commission signed a funding agreement for the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) on Thursday, securing the EU's funding for the project that will enable free gas flow between Poland and the Baltic states.
On Thursday, MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis addressed Maroš Šefčovič, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of the Energy Union, and Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for competition, saying that the planned Nord Stream 2 project contravenes primary energy security objectives of th...
Common Lithuanian-Polish energy sector projects will benefit not only the two countries, but the entire region by contributing to better security of supply and deeper integration of energy markets. Such vision is shared by Litgrid CEO Daivis Virbickas in Krynica Economic Forum.
Lithuania and 18 other EU member states may exceed their 2020 renewable energy targets, the European Commission said in its latest renewable energy progress report published on Tuesday.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius participated in the 6th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) in Jurmala, Latvia. He met with his Latvian counterpart Laimdota Straujuma to discuss intergovernmental cooperation and bilateral and multilateral meetings that a...
Big changes often seem to move forward painfully slowly, while the most sweeping of them get triggered by steps no one thought very consequential. It is especially true of the policies of the European Union with its notoriously cumbersome decision-making procedures and contradictory interests. Could...
EU leaders discussed the European Commission's proposal for building an energy union, which aims to strengthen EU policies in five key areas - ensure transparent and secure energy supplies, complete the EU internal energy market, increase energy efficiency, promote innovations and pursue efforts for...
