September 2014 - Page 10 of 26 - the Lithuania Tribune

President Petro Poroshenko at the White House. Photo Ludo Segers

Ukrainian President Poroshenko asks US military assistance during visit to Washington

September 19, 2014 Ludo Segers 0

The high-level visit of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to Washington on 18 September attracted much greater attention in the US capital than any other recent visit of a foreign head of state. His busy schedule saw President Poroshenko in the morning addressing the House of Representatives and the Senate in a joint meeting of US Congress before heading to the White House to meet President Barack Obama in the afternoon. […]

Lithuania is ready to contribute in achieving OECD goals, says Foreign Minister Linkevičius

September 18, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with William Danvers, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who is visiting Vilnius on 18 September. […]

Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine founding joint military brigade

September 18, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine have agreed to set up a joint military brigade. After years of negotiation, the agreement will be signed in Warsaw on Friday. […]

Germany to send 800 soldiers to Baltics next year

September 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

In order to consolidate security in Eastern Europe, Germany will send about 800 soldiers to military exercises in the Baltic states next year, the Latvian National Armed Forces’ Commander Raimonds Graube informed LETA. […]

Lithuanian parliament makes notarization of large transactions mandatory

September 18, 2014 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament has passed legislative amendments, put forward by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, that make it mandatory for parties to large transactions to get them attested by a public notary starting next year. […]

Lithuanian investors unperturbed by Russian threat

September 18, 2014 Rasa Lukaityte-Vnarauskiene 0

As Russia is engaging in aggression against Ukraine, the Baltic states shiver for their own security. Many an investor in Lithuania must have considered how to protect their property in case of a crisis. […]

Lithuanian digital TV operator to re-broadcast independent Russian channel Dozhd

September 18, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s integrated telecommunication, IT and TV services provider Teo LT said on Thursday that it will offer clients Dozhd (Rain), an independent Russian TV channel, as part of its digital TV package. The broadcast will be available in Lithuania in October. […]

Son of Jew-saving Japanese diplomat Sugihara coming to Lithuania

September 18, 2014 BNS 0

Nobuki Sugihara, a son of famous Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War Two, is coming to Vilnius on Thursday. […]

Lithuania is regional leader for attracting foreign investment projects

September 18, 2014 Invest Lithuania 0

Lithuania has continued its strong growth in attracting foreign direct investment projects over the first half of 2014 despite a fall in investments in the region as a whole, according fDi Markets, The Financial Times’ database of foreign direct investment (FDI). […]

Social democrats propose Gintautas Paluckas as candidate for Vilnius mayor

September 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The largest party of the ruling coalition, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), will propose nominate Gintautas Paluckas to run for the post of Vilnius mayor in next year’s elections. […]

Commander of Riflemen’s Union: In event of aggression, Lithuania would not repeat mistakes of 1940

September 18, 2014 BNS 0

In the event of aggression, Lithuania would not repeat the mistake it made in 1940 and would resist occupation, Lieutenant Colonel Liudas Gumbinas, commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union, said on Thursday. […]

On this day in sport: 18 September

September 18, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

As sports fanatics spread across Australia celebrate the end of another dramatic football season, it is fitting that today’s Lithuanian triumph also took place in the land down under. […]

Lithuanian president vetoes cuts to anti-trust fines, saying they benefit Russia’s Lukoil

September 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed recently passed amendments to the Law on Competition that provide for smaller anti-trust fines on large companies, saying it benefits specifically Russian oil company Lukoil. […]

Vladimir Putin: Russian troops could be in Vilnius or Warsaw in two days

September 18, 2014 DELFI EN 0

In a meeting with Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko, Vladimir Putin allegedly threatened that, if he wanted, the Russian army could occupy Poland and the Baltic states in two days. […]

PM to try to persuade Chevron to come back to Lithuania

September 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is planning a visit to the United States where he will meet with representatives of the US energy company Chevron to inform them about changes in the regulatory environment regarding shale gas exploration in Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian Land Force troops amidst intense training at Exercise Maple Arch 2014

September 18, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

International Exercise Maple Arch 2014 running on September 8-19 in Poland entered active phase. The operational plan generated after a week-long planning process is undergoing a suitability test on Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation System (JCATS). […]

MP suggests that Lithuania accept refugees from Ukraine

September 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Member of the Lithuanian parliament Kęstutis Masiulis has proposed the Government to accept Ukrainian refugees from Crimea, Donbass and Luhansk regions. […]

Record-breaking shipment of grain headed from Lithuania to Iran

September 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Record-breaking Post-Panamax category containership Piera left Klaipėda Seaport on Wednesday and is heading to Iran. It was loaded with the record amount of Lithuanian export grain – the biggest in the history of Klaipėda Seaport. […]

The Independence, the floating LNG storage unit

How will Lithuania’s LNG terminal work?

September 18, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage, which at the beginning of the year was solemnly named “The Independence”, and will start functioning this December, will be stationed alongside the quay on the island of Kiaulės Nugara (Pig’s Back). However, if necessary, it will be able to depart from the quay and transport gas, says Indra Milinienė, communications manager of Klaipėdos Nafta, the company implementing the LNG Terminal project. […]

Estonian media tycoon on balancing Kremlin’s aggressive information flow

September 18, 2014 Wojciech Przybyski 0

An interview with Hans Luik, an Estonian media tycoon and the main shareholder of DELFI, a major online news portal in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. […]