Foreign affairs
Month: August 2014
Global LT
Lithuanian-American actor Lauren Lapkus stars in Hollywood comedy
For those who love Hollywood movies, it is always a great pleasure to discover actors who have Lithuanian blood and who have carved out their reputation in the highest league of film industry. One of those actors is Lauren Lapkus who stars in the new comedy “Are You Here”. The actor, who worked with Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson, inherited the Lithuanian blood and surname from her father. […]
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US sanctions policy coordinator Daniel Fried: Russia seems to be digging itself deeper in the hole
Daniel Fried, coordinator for sanctions policy at the US State Department, says that it will take time before the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union begin showing tangible results, but they undoubtedly will. […]
Society
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Rail Baltica deal will not be signed before September
The Baltic countries will not sign a shareholders’ agreement for RB Rail, their joint venture for the European-standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica, in the summer, as expected, because some procedures have not yet been completed, Lithuanian Transport Minister Rimantas Sinkevičius said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian embassy in London accredited to Ethiopia
On Thursday, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Asta Skaisgirytė-Liauskienė presented her letter of credence to the President of Ethiopia, H.E. Mr Mulatu Teshome, Lithuanian Embassy to the UK informs. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister in Ukraine: Russian convoy is “a provocation”
The entry of a Russian convoy into the territory of Ukraine is a provocation and a gross violation of international law, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Friday. […]
European Union
Calculations of Russia’s import embargo: EU set to lose EUR 5 billion per year
According to calculations carried out by the Netherlands-based ING Group, restrictions imposed by Russia on food imports from the European Union may cost the EU USD 6.7 billion (EUR 5.0 billion) per year, RBC Daily reports. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence minister meets with NATO and UN representatives in Afghanistan
During his trip to Afghanistan, Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas on Thursday met with Ambassador Maurits Jochems, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. (USA), Commander ISAF, and Jan Kubis, the Special Representative for Afghanistan and the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Society
Commemorative Baltic Way stands unveiled in Lithuania
Nine special information stands to mark the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way have been unveiled near the roads Vilnius-Panevėžys and Panevėžys-Pasvalys-Riga in Lithuania on Friday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian leaders call on US politicians to endorse Eastern Europe defence plan
Lithuania backs the US initiative to strengthen NATO capabilities in the Baltic States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after a meeting with US congressmen on Friday. […]
Opinion
Opinion: The Baltic Way, a policy of memory and cooperation
I have to confess, that generally, I don’t like the term “Baltic States.” This term references a legacy I hate — the Soviet legacy. […]
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Latvia celebrates 23rd anniversary of de facto restoration of independence
August 21 marks 23 years since the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia adopted the constitutional law on the governmental status of the Republic of Latvia. That ended the Declaration “On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia” and its established transition period for the restoration of independence. […]
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Estonia’s defence minister: Estonia and Germany have different visions of keeping peace
Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser expressed mild disappointment over the statements by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Riga, which indicated that Germany did not support permanent NATO bases in the Baltics for fear of angering Russia. […]
Politics
Opposition MP says government action plan of little use to Lithuanian farming industry
MP Kazys Starkevičius of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), shadow agriculture minister, says that the action plan for 2014-2015, prepared by the Ministry of Economy and approved by the Government, which seeks to reduce losses of Lithuanian companies due to Russian trade sanctions, provides little hope for farmers, processors and carriers. […]
Energy
Poland and Lithuania apply for EU support to connect their gas transmission systems
On Tuesday, Poland‘s and Lithuania’s natural gas transmission systems operators GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. and AB Amber Grid submitted joint applications to the Innovation & Networks Executive Agency (INEA) for the co-financing of the project Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) from Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy informs. […]
Economy
Sports
Lithuanian fire fighter runs across United States in record time
A Lithuanian fire fighter has run across the United States from the western to the eastern coast. Aidas Girdzijauskas, 42, finished in New York on Friday night, according to Lithuania’s Fire and Rescue Department. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister says Ukraine could use international support better
Ukraine could use international leverage and provided support better, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said ahead of his visit to Kiev on Friday. […]
Society