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This commentary discusses the EU's Eastern Partnership under Lithuanian presidency. It notes that Lithuania has intensified preparations to further develop the Eastern Partnership (EaP) during its EU Council presidency. The presidency creates an opportunity to draw the attention of an EU engaged in solving the economic crisis to the EaP. Lithuania is interested in the closer economic integration of the EaP countries with the EU internal market but will need to be innovative in its arguments for increased financial assistance for this priority as well as for the introduction of flanking growth and mobility initiatives.