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    The Baltic Course: Grybauskaite - Lithuanian, Croatian Energy Projects Important to the Whole EU

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Speaking at a forum in Croatia, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite told attendees how its LNG terminal helped to secure its independence from Russia

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The Baltic Course: Grybauskaite - Lithuanian, Croatian Energy Projects Important to the Whole EU

President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite, on an official visit to Croatia, and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic opened a bilateral high-level energy forum “Towards the European Energy Union”, reported BC presidential press service.

The forum, which gathered more than 100 participants, focuses on energy security and joint EU actions to ensure it. Taking part in it are energy ministers, top officials of strategic energy companies as well as analysts and experts from both countries. The general manager of the Klaipėda LNG terminal and representatives from Klaipėdos Nafta will introduce the Lithuanian success story of ensuring energy independence to Croatia, which also plans to build a similar LNG terminal.

In her opening speech, the President underlined that energy independence was the key element of real national independence and freedom.

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