Defence
Belgian aid to Ukraine: a disgrace
“In the face of this Russian aggression and war crimes, the UN is challenged to fulfilits purpose. Everyone in this room, every country, will one day be asked: What did you do to stop this? […]
Belgium
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s ForMin to renounce commercial visa intermediaries in Russia
Lithuania’s visa services will stop cooperation with commercial intermediaries selling travel organization services in Russia while issuing Schengen visas as of February, according to an order signed by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Society
Lithuania rises in “rainbow index”, lags EU countries in terms of gay rights
Lithuania has scored better in a survey on LGBT rights this year but still lags behind many European Union countries. […]
Economy
Why Lithuanian companies are investing in Belgium
While Lithuania might claim to be the geographic centre of Europe, “Belgium is at the heart of European purchasing power,” according to Thomas Castrel, Economic Counsellor for Flanders. He and his Walloon counterpart Jean-Philippe Schklar explained to members and guests of the EBN’s monthly business breakfast what put Belgium in a unique position as an attractive destination for investment, including from Lithuanian businesses. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas again delays ratification of free trade deal with Canada
The Lithuanian parliament’s Health Affairs Committee has no intentions of deciding on ratification of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada any time soon, although Lithuania’s diplomats expected decisions on the matter during the spring session already. […]
Defence
Society
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s greatest struggle – affluent countries will not understand this
The affluent EU member states have seen population increases over the past decade and this has led to more rapid economic development among them. The less well-off member states experienced the opposite processes – a […]
Defence
Economy
Investment and trade office underscores ‘growing importance of Baltics to Flemish economy’
One of Europe’s most successful economic powerhouses, Flanders, opened a representative office in Vilnius. It was a festive celebration and brought one hundred guests to the new location of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) office on Gedimino Prospektas in the heart of the Lithuanian capital. […]
Economy
Flanders opens trade and investment office in Vilnius
Flanders’ Minister-President Geert Bourgeois opened a new office of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
European Union
European Union
Almost half Europeans want their own UK-style referendum – survey
As the United Kingdom is preparing for a referendum on its membership in the European Union, a survey suggests that almost half of voters in eight big EU countries would also like to have in-out votes. […]
Economy
Opinion
The European Union is not a security union
In the wake of any shocking event, national governments and officials of the European Union invariably call for more cooperation between member states to prevent anything similar happening in the future. The response to the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels has been no different. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Economy
Brussels Airlines flights from Vilnius to land in Liege on Thursday
Belgium’s Brussels Airlines, which suspended flights to Vilnius after Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels‘ Zaventem airport, is moving its flights to the airport of Liege, located approximately 80 kilometres east of the Belgian capital. […]
Foreign affairs
Two suicide bombers identified as brothers by Belgian police
The Belgian police identified two suicide bombers who carried out attacks in Brussels on Tuesday as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui and are looking for a third suspect captured in CCTV footage. […]
CORPORATE
Terrorist attacks ‘are a problem for all the Western European society’ – Lithuanian analyst
The problem of terrorist attacks is not just an issue for the law enforcement authorities but for Western European society as a whole, said Lithuanian political scientist Laurynas Kasčiūnas. […]