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President von der Leyen and Commissioners Jørgensen and Kubilius in Lithuania in view of the Baltics' grid synchronisation and to discuss protection of critical infrastructure

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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (pictured), Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and Defence and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius were in Lithuania over the weekend in view of the planned synchronization of the Baltic countries with the European continental grid.

This is a flagship EU-backed infrastructure project that will allow the three EU member states to move away from energy dependence on Russia and benefit fully from the European common energy system.  

On Sunday (9 February), President von der Leyen delivered a statement to the press alongside the Presidents of Lithuania, Poland, Estonia and Latvia. She then participated in the Baltic Energy Independence Day Celebration event at around 17.30 CET. Both events were livestreamed on EbS.  In the course of the day, President von der Leyen also held bilateral meetings with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, as well as Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas.  

Before joining the Celebration event, on Sunday Commissioners Jørgensen and Kubilius participated in a joint high-level meeting with the Energy and Climate Ministers of the Baltic States and Poland in Vilnius, Lithuania, to discuss the protection of critical energy infrastructure as well as the next steps following the synchronization of the Baltic States to ensure energy security in the region. The meeting was followed by a press conference as well as a visit at an energy storage park. In the evening, Commissioner Jørgensen delivered a keynote speech. Livestream of the events was available on EbS+. 

Before going to Lithuania, on Saturday, Commissioner Jørgensen will be in Tallinn to meet with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, and visit together with him and the CEO of the Estonian transmission system operator (Elering) a transmission control centre. At the end of the visit, they will hold a joint press point that you can follow on EbS.

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