We, the chairs of the parliamentary foreign and international affairs committees of Northern Europe, met in London on 16–17 June to discuss Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and its far-reaching implications for security and stability […]
On October 15 and 16 the annual security and foreign policy forum The Rīga Conference 2021 was held. In the span of two days, political leaders and experts from all over the world came together […]
The Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto spoke to the Lithuania Tribune just after meeting Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leading contender at the Belarusian Presidential elections on August 9. We talked about this meeting, about […]
Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė is leaving for Riga to take part in a meeting of Nordic and Baltic parliamentary speakers in the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) cooperation format. […]
On 10 November, defence ministers of NB8 (Nordic-Baltic Eight) countries approved Lithuania’s and Sweden‘s proposals on strengthening Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation. Ministers agreed to enhance the cooperation in areas like hybrid warfare, cyber security, joint exercises and operations, updates and procurement of weaponry, rendering assistance to Georgia and Ukraine under the Nordic-Baltic Assistance Programme, and others, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius participated in the Nordic-Baltic prime ministers’ meeting (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), held in Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, the prime minister’s press service reports. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has met with representatives of the Lithuanian community of Iceland on the eve of the meeting of the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) prime ministers in Reykjavik. […]
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius left for a working visit to Iceland to participate in a meeting of the prime ministers of the Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8) in Reykjavik on Wednesday, the prime minister’s press service said. […]
On 24 September Deputy Minister Marijus Velička underscored Lithuania’s intent to strengthen military cooperation with Sweden and other Nordic countries in a range of areas at a meeting with State Secretary Jan Salestrand of Swedish Ministry of Defence at the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. “Nordic-Baltic cooperation is a crucial factor of ensuring security in the region,” the deputy minister of national defence said. […]
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė urged her colleagues at the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) meeting in Stockholm to take more responsibility in urging European Union (EU) countries, particularly Greece, Cyprus and the Czech Republic, to ratify EU-Ukraine association and free trade agreements. […]
On 23-24 March in Copenhagen, political directors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) discussed regional issues, challenges to Ukraine‘s security and territorial integrity, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, prospects for relations with Russia, ways to increase resilience to propaganda of the societies, as well as threats of terrorism and the spread of radical Islamic ideology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
The traditional informal Snow Meeting and the Vilnius Forum of Intellectuals began on 15 January. At the opening of the Forum, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius stressed the importance of dialogue with the Russian society. […]
Northern Future Forum (NFF) took place on 6 and 7 November in Helsinki. The Prime Minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb, had invited the prime ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom to discuss educational competitiveness, and promote innovative business activities. […]
At the forum of Nordic, Baltic and British heads of Government, hosted by Finland, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius noted the importance of promoting innovations seeking to ensure sustainable economic development. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is leaving for Finland on Thursday to attend the fourth meeting of Baltic, Nordic and British prime ministers. […]
On Thursday, a meeting of Nordic-Baltic defence policy directors officially approved that the projects implemented in the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) format have been opened for the Baltic States. […]
Nordic Business Report produces rankings of influential people in the business sphere. „In 2011 we ranked the greatest business thinkers in Finland, and in 2012 – in the whole Nordics. This year we decided to rank the younger generation – the people who really show us the trends of future. The scope was also upgraded significantly. We ended up having whole North Europe covered in this 30 under 30 ranking: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia”, says Hans-Peter Siefen, founder and CEO of Nordic Business Forum. […]
On 18-20 August 2014, Lithuanian resort town Palanga will host the annual Conference of the Speakers of the NB8 (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) Parliaments, the press service of the Lithuanian Parliament informs. […]
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