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President in the Media2013-05-13 We know that Europe is our destiny
Norway's Statoil is bidding in a tender to supply liquefied natural gas to Lithuania, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said in an interview, as the country moves to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. Russia must stop using its gas resources as a tool to pressure its neighbours on political issues or it will lose market share to competitors, the president of Lithuania said in an interview. Lituania wants to join the eurozone in 2015 - despite the crisis. Talking to DW, President Dalia Grybauskaite explains why she's still convinced the euro is a good choice and where the southern EU states went wrong. Traditional gender stereotypes are still alive in many countries, but leaders have to make an effort to allow women to participate and contribute to the well-being of nations, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. She told EurActiv in an exclusive interview that quotas should be the last resort. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has been awarded the Charlemagne Prize 2013, also known as "Oscar in Politics", for her special contribution to European unity. Grybauskaite, who also served as a European Commissioner will receive the award at a ceremony on 9 May - Europe Day - in Aachen's Town Hall. European leaders have moved closer to an agreement on the EU's long-term budget and should clinch a deal in the spring, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in an exclusive interview with EurActiv. The European Union, battling with its sovereign debt crisis, may not be ready to expand the euro area to the east in 2014 when the Baltic nations of Lithuania and Latvia prepare to switch currencies, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said. If Europe is ready, “of course we will join,” Grybauskaite said in an interview yesterday with Bloomberg News in Chicago. Lithuania on Monday paid tribute to a student whose self-immolation 40 years ago sparked mass anti-Soviet protests in the Baltic state, an unwilling Soviet republic at the time. "Freedom is more valuable than a life. This message by Romas Kalanta has now been alive in our memories for four decades," President Dalia Grybauskaite said in a statement. HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite chaired a session of official talks between Qatar and Lithuania here yesterday. A number of ministers attended the meeting. On the Lithuanian side members of the delegation accompanying the Lithuanian President attended the session. Last updated: 2013-05-13 13:24 |
EngagementsDuring her working visit to the United States, President Dalia Grybauskaitė presents school graduation certificates at the end of school year event at the Kristijonas Donelaitis Lithuanian School, and attends the ceremony of awarding the Doctor of Hu
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