Economy
Month: August 2014
Defence
Lithuanian soldiers participate in multinational exercise Saber Junction 2014 in Germany
Lithuanian soldiers are taking part in the first phase of the multinational exercise Saber Junction, the Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
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Society
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Lithuania condemns Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday called the existing situation in Ukraine “an obvious military invasion by the armed forces of the Russian Federation” and called on Russia to withdraw its troops. […]
Defence
Lithuania to increase defence budget by EUR 116 million
Lithuania’s defence budget is set to grow by around 400 million litas (EUR 116 million) next year, the country’s Minister of National Defense Juozas Olekas says. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Molotov-Ribbentrop and the birth of the Lithuanian-American alliance
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed 75 years ago is remembered as the beginning of an alliance between Hitler and Stalin that divided Eastern Europe between the two totalitarian dictators and opened the way to World War II. That it certainly was, but the accord had another impact as well: reaction to it marked the beginning of an alliance between Lithuania and her Baltic neighbours with the United States. […]
Foreign affairs
Valdas Adamkus: The only person I had no luck with was Vladimir Putin
Former Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus expresses his disappointment about the estranged relationship with Poland, and the demands of the Polish minority. He also shares insights and memories about his own personal relations with state leaders he worked with during his presidency, while appreciating a bold yet risky stance of Lithuania’s current leadership during the Russia–Ukraine conflict. […]
European Union
Lithuania’s Linkevičius tight-lipped on candidates for EU foreign policy chief
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius refuses to comment on his Italian counterpart Federica Mogherini‘s chances of being appointment the new EU foreign policy chief. Lithuania’s leaders have expressed reservations about the candidacy due to what they say are Mongerini’s Russian sympathies. […]
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Bulgaria feels threatened by Russia’s information war
Bulgaria is in information war with Russia, says Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry report “Outlook 2020: Bulgaria and NATO in European defence”, published on the ministry website. […]
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Latvian State Audit: Port managers have forgotten that ports are national property
The fight between Latvian State Audit and managements of the largest Latvian ports has been going on for more than three years. The SA notes that the endless port sorting expectation continues in Latvia. In order to put an end to it, Transport Ministry must introduce regulations regarding the payment of fees for the use of port infrastructure on a legislative level. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania would support UN Security Council mechanism on Gaza
Lithuania, which is working in the United Nations Security Council, would support the institution’s international mechanism on long-term ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
Global LT
Fifteen lessons from the Front Man Algirdas Kaušpėdas
Sunday, 24 August, the Lithuanian Embassy in the U.S. with generous support of the Lithuanian Foundation hosted legendary Lithuanian rock star, Algirdas Kaušpėdas. The Lithuanian Foundation’s chair Marius Kasniūnas introduced the multi-faceted Algirdas Kaušpėdas, who at 61 is mainly working as a well-known architect. […]
Sports
Lithuania’s Mantas Kalnietis drops out of 2014 FIBA World Cup due to trauma
Trauma during the last match of the preparation cycle has made it impossible for the captain of the Lithuanian national team, point guard Mantas Kalnietis, to participate in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. […]
Politics
LLRA considered dismissed energy minister for mayoral candidate
Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), says he has so far failed to persuade Jaroslav Neverovič, who was sacked from the post of energy minister earlier this week, into running for Vilnius mayor. […]
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Lithuanian ambassador in Moscow: Russia seeks diversification of food imports
Russia is encouraging consumption of domestically produced goods and is seeking to diversify imports from countries not covered by its import embargo, Lithuania’s ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday, adding that food product prices in Russia have already increased 5-6 percent and are set to rise even further. […]
Society
Russian historian turns to court over refused entry to Lithuania
Russian citizen Alexander Dyukov, who has been declared persona non grata in Lithuania, has turned to a Vilnius court, seeking to revoke the decision of border guards to refuse him entry in Lithuania and to have the entry removed from the Interior Ministry’s national registry. […]