European Union
Bundestag speaker Lammert coming to Lithuania
Norbert Lammert, president of Germany‘s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is coming to Lithuania this week, lzinios.lt news portal reported. […]
Sigmar Gabriel
Society
Facsimile of Lithuania’s 1918 independence act to be displayed at National library
A facsimile of Lithuania’s 1918 Act of Independence on Thursday will be handed over to the Martynas Mažvydas National Library in Vilnius to be put on display. […]
European Union
Lithuanian, German formins agree on displaying 1918 independence act in Lithuania
Lithuanian and German foreign ministers agreed on Friday that an original copy of Lithuania’s 1918 Act of Independence that was found this week in Berlin’s diplomatic archives will be put on display in Lithuania and that the possibility of handing the document over to Vilnius will be discussed in the future. […]
European Union
Formin asks his German counterpart to return 1918 independence act to Vilnius
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Thursday asked his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, to return an original copy of Lithuania’s Act of Independence of February 16, 1918 that has been found in Berlin’s diplomatic archives, to Vilnius. […]
CORPORATE
Germans view sending troops to Lithuania with caution due to their history
“In order to reach 2% GDP defence spending, Germany would need to raise its defence spending by 20 billion euro. Do you fear that Germany will become a powerful military state?” BNS asks. Such was […]
European Union
After Juncker’s speech, German, Lithuanian ministers don’t want major EU disunity
The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Germany say that discussions of the idea of a “multiple-speed” European Union (EU), it is necessary to prevent major gaps among countries, as only a unified Europe can retain its influence on the global arena. […]
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Germany backs Lithuania’s goal to ensure Belarusian N-plant safety
Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel says in Vilnius he understands the Lithuanian government’s anxiety over the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus, expressing support to the goal of ensuring the plant’s security via international organizations. […]
Defence
Foreign Minister thanks Germany for security guarantees
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with Germany‘s new Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel to discuss bilateral relations and European challenges, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said. […]