Baltic and Benelux foreign ministers adopt declaration on closer consular cooperation

On 10 December in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs met with his colleagues from the Baltic and Benelux states. During the meeting the ministers adopted a joint declaration on closer cooperation in the consular sector, informs Latvia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Lithuania appreciates German policy in Europe; German Ambassador

Although its presence is not always prominent, German business and culture is in fact very well represented in Lithuania, despite there being room for improvement, so the German ambassador to Lithuania, His Excellency Matthias Mulmenstadt, tells The Lithuania Tribune in the second part of our interview with him.

“Lithuania is an important partner for us; bilateral relations are excellent” – Exclusive interview with Dutch Ambassador, H.E. Kornelis Spaans

The Netherlands, as the name indicates, is low-lying territory, with one-quarter of the country at or below sea level. Many areas are protected from flooding by dykes and sea walls. A seafaring nation, much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea.

“We need to strengthen economic coordination within the Euro area with binding commitments” – German Ambassador to Lithuania

German Ambassador to Lithuania, Matthias Mulmenstadt is a great supporter of the European project and does not see any reason for people to fear a “two-speed” Europe. His country has always advocated closer EU integration.

Europe’s first citizens’ initiative asks for 3% of the EU budget being spent on EU exchange programmes starting from 2014

Fraternité 2020 (F2020) is Europe’s very first citizens’ initiative. It is supported by over 100 NGOs from all across the EU and beyond, around 50 MEPs from all major political parties, and an increasing number of EU citizens. On October 26 it started collecting signatures online. Without investing a single Euro into its campaign, it already collected several thousand signatures from all 27 member states

A better future for China-Europe relations

In the eight months since I became Vice Foreign Minister in charge of European affairs, I have paid nearly ten visits to Europe. During each visit, I witnessed the tremendous efforts made by Europe to cope with the debt crisis, and I am very glad to see that some of these efforts are showing effect gradually. China has provided firm support to Europe since the outbreak of the debt crisis.

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