Dalia Grybauskaitė at World Lithuanian Youth Meeting
Global LT
Defence

Would 2 percent GDP protect Lithuania from Russian aggression?

Some experts call the current tensions between Russia and the West the new Cold War. Meanwhile, NATO countries, especially the ones that are on the outskirts of the Alliance, are concerned about the lack of funding for defence. Would two per cent of the GDP, in the face of Russian aggression, be enough to repel the fully armed eastern neighbour, should the need arise? […]

Quay for the LNG terminal
Energy

Prime Minister Butkevičius: Three shifts of contractors work to finish LNG terminal in time

On Thursday Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius participated in the monthly meeting of the commission on the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal project implementation. According to the prime minister, the project is nearing completion, therefore the site is being visited more often to make sure the work runs smoothly. […]

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Energy

Ignalina nuclear plant CEO: Decommissioning process under control

The chief executive officer of Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), which is carrying out multi-billion-litas closure projects, says that donors are satisfied with the current pace of work and progress achieved and that the decommissioning process is now under control, following several years of delays. […]