Vilnius – The President of the Senate, Pietro Grasso, and the Speaker of the House, Laura Boldrini, arrived yesterday in Vilnius, Lithuania, to attend Conference of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the European Union.The Conference began yesterday and will end tomorrow; it consists of different sessions – says a note – in which we will discuss: the role of parliaments in combatting the financial and economic crisis; the Lisbon Treaty five years after its entry into force; cooperation in the field of freedom, security and justice; and cooperation with Eastern European partners. Tomorrow, a declaration on the rights of the Roma people will be approved. (9Colonne)
