Foreign affairs
Lithuania allocates €20k to refugees in Turkey
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it had allocated EUR 20,000 in humanitarian aid to refugees in Turkey. […]
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€500k of medical aid sent to Ukraine
Lithuania sent over 200,000 packages of medication to Ukraine on Friday in response to a request by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania falls short of its development aid commitments
Proudly transitioning from an aid receiver to an affluent Western society, Lithuania has yet to live up to its commitments of financial help to the world’s poorest. […]
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Politics
Lithuania government decides to change regional division to keep EU aid
The Lithuanian government has decided to change the regional division of the country to ensure that it does not lose 2.7 billion euros in EU support during the next financial framework period. […]
Society
Lithuanian organization to send aid for Ukrainian troops
Aid for Ukrainian troops, collected during an artwork auction in Lithuania last week, will be shipped to Ukraine on Thursday, says Jonas Ohman, representative of the organization Blue-Yellow. […]
Foreign affairs
5 more Ukrainian troops come to Lithuanian hospitals
Another five Ukrainian soldiers injured in the fighting in Eastern Ukraine have arrived for treatment in hospitals of Lithuania. […]
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Lithuania hands over munitions elements to Ukraine
Lithuania has provided Ukraine‘s army with the elements of munitions it had requested, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas confirmed to BNS on Monday. […]
European Union
EU commissioner notes progress in anti-Ebola efforts in Africa
Progress has been made in the efforts to mitigate the Ebola epidemic in Africa, but more instruments and doctors will be needed to contain the spread of the virus in more remote regions, says the European Union‘s (EU) Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian defence minister says EU should send humanitarian aid and military equipment to Ukraine
The European Union should provide Ukraine with both humanitarian aid and military equipment, Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said in an informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Milan this week. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania contributes EUR 30,000 to humanitarian aid in Gaza
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday it had allocated EUR 30,000 (103,000 litas) in humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. […]