September 2014 - Page 19 of 26 - the Lithuania Tribune

Opinion: Putin forces West to choose between Ukraine and Middle East (II)

September 8, 2014 Ramunas Bogdanas 0

After the civil war in Syria began, in 2012, Hamas headquarters moved out of Damascus. Political leaders of Hamas are now based in Qatar. […]

Opinion: Putin forces West to choose between Ukraine and Middle East (I)

September 8, 2014 Ramunas Bogdanas 0

When on 15 January 1991, the United Nations issued an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to withdraw troops from occupied Kuwait, it was clear for Lithuania that the Soviet Union might take advantage of this event and hit back at our independence. […]

Lithuanian basketball star Seibutis to run for local government

September 8, 2014 BNS 0

Renaldas Seibutis, 29-year-old shooting guard of the Lithuanian national basketball team, will run in the elections to local government in the seaside resort of Palanga next year. […]

Russia reopens criminal cases against Lithuanians who refused to serve in Soviet army

September 8, 2014 BNS 0

Russia has reopened 25-year-old cases that may lead to criminal charges against young people who refused to serve in the Soviet army in 1990-1991, shows a request for legal assistance received by the Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office. […]

Lithuania recalls enhanced border protection

September 8, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania is recalling the enhanced border protection, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. […]

Lithuania’s walking wounded win

September 8, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

Lithuania has advanced to its fourth FIBA World Cup quarter final in 16 years after holding off an inspiring late run by New Zealand 76:71. […]

Opinion: Keeping the Baltic identity alive

September 8, 2014 Mindaugas Jurkynas 0

The 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way gives food for thought about a number of things: the neo-fascist threats from Russia, about the place of idols and sculptures in Grūtas Park and the museum reminiscent of the occupation of Lithuania, about the security of Lithuania and Ukraine after a quarter of a century since the restoring statehood and about the Baltic identity. […]

Situation at Lithuanian borders is calm: Minister of Interior

September 7, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

The situation at Lithuania’s borders, where controls have been stepped after the abduction of an Estonian security service officer into Russia, is calm, Interior Minister Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas said on Sunday. […]

Rūta Vanagaitė: Lithuania is still competing with the Holocaust

September 7, 2014 DELFI EN 3

Rūta Vanagaitė’s project “The Paneriai Lullaby”, which lets you interact with Jewish culture for a day, is one of the most successful projects financed by the European Commission (EC). […]

Latvian politician: Lithuania is the obstacle in joint Baltic energy projects

September 7, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania is an obstacle to almost the entire range of joint energy projects of the Baltic states, says Juris Puce, former Latvia‘s Economy Ministry state secretary and now a prime ministerial candidate for the party For Latvia’s Development. […]

Lithuanian equal opportunities watchdogs comment on gay fairy tales book

September 7, 2014 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Office of the Ombudsperson for Equal Opportunities has expressed criticism for the conclusion of the Journalist Ethics Inspector, which suggests that fairy tales about same-sex couples are harmful for children under the age of 14. […]

Returning to the land of their grandparents, diaspora learners spend a summer studying Lithuanian at Vilnius University

September 7, 2014 Christine Neijstrom 0

Schoolchildren throughout Lithuania were looking smart and bearing the traditional gift of flowers for their teachers on 1 September, the first day of school. In Canada, the US, Thailand, and other nations, a slightly older group of Lithuanian students have returned from a summer at Vilnius University studying the language of their grandparents. […]

On this day in sport: 7 September

September 7, 2014 Alex Tigani 0

As the Lithuanian national football team prepares for another UEFA European qualifying campaign, it is fitting we look back on their success against Romania on this day in 2008. […]

Lithuania steps up border controls after incident in Estonia

September 6, 2014 BNS EN 0

Lithuania has stepped up its border controls after an Estonian security service officer was abducted and taken to Russia, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Saturday. “I can say that certain decisions were taken yesterday to step up controls in border areas,” he told reporters. […]

Lithuania likely to hold local elections on March 1, 2015

September 6, 2014 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian parliament is likely to set the date of the country’s first ever direct mayoral elections and of regular local council elections for March 1, 2015, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Saturday. […]

We should thank Russia for new NATO commitments – Grybauskaitė

September 6, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The NATO Summit in Wales agreed to establish bases in the Baltic states for coordination organising military exercises and deployment of reinforcements. President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that aggressive Russian foreign policy led the Alliance to make these steps. […]