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Statement on Tibet issued on 6 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement on Somalia issued on 7 April 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

In 2015 Latvia hold the presidency of Council of the European Union.

Statement on the Andijan trial issued on 18 November 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

In 2010, the European Union opened the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in Vilnius, Lithuania to promote gender equality and to fight sex discrimination.

We would also like to associate ourselves with the statement made by the presidency of the European Union (EU).

Statement on Nepal's media ordinance, issued on 28 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement concerning the latest developments in the Bakassi peninsula issued on 13 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, which were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, slipped in under the wire in 2004.

Sarkozy regards an EU economic government as a way to preserve his leadership in the EU beyond France s Council presidency, which is now ending.

The Ukrainian delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union presidency.

I have the honour to bring to your attention the statement on Somalia issued on 7 April 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

During the Dutch EU Presidency in 2004 a conference will be held to discuss equal treatment now and in the future in the Member States of the European Union, on the basis of a Green Paper drafted by the European Commission.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on Tibet issued on 6 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

During the Polish Soviet War, Lithuania signed the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union that laid out Lithuania's frontiers.

Normally, countries use their EU presidencies to display their ability to solve problems and move the Union forward.

That has no doubt added to its already onerous responsibilities in its capacity as the presidency of the European Union.

At present, plans are being formulated with the Luxembourg presidency of the European Union Council to jointly organize journalist tours to European Union and United Nations projects in developing countries.

Statement by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union in response to the statement of ceasefire by Chairman Prachanda, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), issued on 8 September 2005

IX 2126), legal acts of the international organizations imposing restrictive measures are implemented by adopting Government resolutions and directly applicable regulations of the European Union. Under this Law, the institutions responsible for the implementation of sanctions are obliged to implement the requirements laid down in EU Regulations and Government resolutions of the Republic of Lithuania.

IX 2126), legal acts of international organizations imposing restrictive measures are implemented by adopting government resolutions and directly applicable regulations of the European Union. Under this Law, the institutions responsible for the implementation of sanctions are obliged to implement the requirements laid down in EU Regulations and Government resolutions of the Republic of Lithuania.

Since Lithuania's accession to the European Union on 1 May 2004, the inspections under the EURATOM safeguards have been carried out by European Commission inspectors.

Romania aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Luxembourg presidency on behalf of the European Union and obviously supports the Eastern European Group's statement prepared by the Estonian presidency for the present month.

The foreign ministers meeting held during Germany s EU Council presidency produced the Nuremberg Declaration, which established a framework for closer EU ASEAN partnership.

Germany associates itself with the statement of the presidency of the European Union delivered this morning by the representative of the United Kingdom and would like to add the following remarks.

The aim is to leave to Germany s successors in the EU presidency Slovenia, Portugal, and France a roadmap for future reform.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on Nepal's media ordinance, issued on 28 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on the Andijan trial issued on 18 November 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement concerning the latest developments in the Bakassi peninsula, issued on 13 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

Mr. Carvell (United Kingdom) said that, as his country currently held the presidency of the EU, he would like to consult fellow EU member States before giving a considered response to the concerns that had been expressed.

So the British, under Tony Blair s current presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, have gotten their way for now, and the Americans keen backers of Turkey s EU aspirations have once again succeeded in acting as a European power.

The presidency of the Union rotates between the islands.

Since the accession of Lithuania to EU, the accounting and control of nuclear materials has been regulated by the European Commission's Regulation on the Application of European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) Safeguards.

Under the commitment undertaken by Lithuania in the process of accession to the European Union, on 31 December 2004 Unit 1 of the Ignalina NPP was shut down.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union in response to the statement of ceasefire by Chairman Prachanda, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), issued on 8 September 2005 (see annex).

Mr. Trezza (Italy) Italy fully supports and associates itself with the statement made by the delegation of the United Kingdom on behalf of the presidency of the European Union (EU).

One lesson is that unity is not an option it is a condition sine qua non of the EU s economic prosperity and political relevance. It is remarkable that since 2004, when I became President of the European Commission, the EU s membership has nearly doubled, from 15 countries then to 28 now.

The European Union Framework Decision of 15 March 2001 on the status of victims in criminal proceedings is implemented mainly through the Code of Criminal Procedure of Lithuania.

Were my father to reappear suddenly and I told him that Lithuania was a member state, he would stare in disbelief and wonder what I was smoking.

The European Union's UNMIK pillar, which is under new leadership, is making some progress, and we are giving privatization greater impetus.

I have the honour to convey to you the attached statement on Iran issued today by the United Kingdom Presidency on behalf of European Union leaders meeting in Hampton Court, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (see annex).

Croatia has fully aligned itself with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union (EU) presidency, so I will not repeat the points made therein.

Accordingly, the Government of Argentina has attached, as annexes, copies of the note of 20 April 2005 addressed to the President of the Council of the European Union and note No. 34 of the same date addressed to the President of the European Commission, which reaffirm its position to the European institutions.

Before membership in EU, Lithuania passed a new Law on the Control of Strategic Goods on 1 May 2004, which now includes provisions on brokering, transfer of intangible items, and the like.