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Lithuania now has substantial legal arguments to deny access for electricity produced in the unsafe Astravyets Plant

February 13, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

On 7 February 2019, the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) in Geneva definitively concluded that during the construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the vicinity of the Lithuanian border and Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, Belarus had infringed three articles of the Convention thus failing to justify the selection of the construction site and consult with the countries that are most likely to be affected. […]

Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction

Government gives cautious opinion of Astravyets NPP tests

October 4, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania’s government has given a cautious opinion about the pledges made by Belarus to provide the European Commission (EC) with results of stress tests at the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP), saying that many security questions remain unanswered. […]

Public deserves to be informed about Belarus’ N-plant – formin

September 6, 2017 BNS EN 0

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that the public must be informed about the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction close to Belarus‘ border with Lithuania and reiterates Vilnius’ demand that the project meet the Espoo Convention standards and that risk tests be performed under the EU rules. […]

Espoo Convention meeting in Minsk to decide on international expert body for Belarus’ N-plant

June 13, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania will try to prove the need for an international expert body for the Astravyets nuclear power plant under the construction in Belarus at a high-level meeting of the parties to the Espoo Convention that is starting in Minsk on Monday. […]

Lithuania asks Belarus to suspend nuclear plant construction until IAEA tests are in

June 23, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania has asked Belarus to suspend construction work of its nuclear power plant in Astravyets until stress tests and other studies by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can be performed.

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Lithuania asks Belarus to set up expert panel for Astravyets nuclear plant

April 26, 2016 BNS 0

During diplomatic consultations on Tuesday, Lithuania suggested that Belarus should set up a joint special expert commission that would help assess the environmental impact of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant. […]

Belarus promises stress tests on Astravyets nuclear plant

April 20, 2016 BNS 0

Developers of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus say they will perform stress tests on the facility to make sure it is safe even in extreme circumstances. […]

EU energy commissioner ‘backs Lithuania’s position on Belarus nuclear plant’

April 15, 2016 BNS 0

EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete supports Lithuania’s position that Belarus‘ nuclear power plant under construction in Astravyets, some 50km from Vilnius, must comply with all Espoo Convention and nuclear safety requirements, the Environment Ministry said on Friday. […]

Estonia ‘supports Lithuania’s concerns over Astravyets NPP’

April 12, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Estonia‘s environment minister supports Lithuania’s concerns about Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant that Belarus is building just 50km from Vilnius, according to Lithuanian Ambassador Neilas Tankevičius. […]

Environment Minister accuses Belarus of playing games with Astravyets nuclear power plant

March 16, 2016 BNS 0

Belarus is playing games over the Astravyets nuclear power plant and its answers about safety sound like a broken record, Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas said on Wednesday. […]

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International committee to address Lithuania-Belarus dispute over nuclear plant

March 15, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

A meeting in Geneva on Tuesday is to discuss progress that Belarus has made in reassuring Lithuania about a nuclear power plant that is being built near the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. […]

Latvian PM backs Lithuania in opposing Belarusian nuclear plant

March 3, 2016 BNS 0

Latvia will back Lithuania in opposing the construction of a nuclear power plant some 50 kilometres from Vilnius in Belarus, Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis said on Thursday. […]

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Lithuania needs political consensus on Belarus nuclear power plant, says minister of energy

February 1, 2016 BNS 0

Minister of Energy Rokas Masiulis says that a broad political consensus is needed in Lithuania on the issue of the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]