Foreign affairs
Prime Minister Butkevičius: Lithuania’s support to Ukraine can only grow
Lithuania’s support to Ukraine can only increase, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday. […]
Month: September 2014
Energy
Lithuania’s prime minister assures LNG terminal will be completed on schedule
Lithuania’s new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Klaipėda will be completed on schedule in November, when a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) built for the facility is to come to the port, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Tuesday. […]
Sports
Marius Žaliūkas guides Glasgow’s glory
Lithuanian defender Marius Žaliūkas has made an impression with new Scottish club Rangers, scoring his first goal for the side in just his 3rd appearance. […]
Energy
China geologists interested in Lithuanian shale resources
A meeting with petroleum geology research institutes from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Sinopec Exploration and Production Research Institute and Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, was held in the Lithuanian Geological Survey. […]
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Estonia to present five requests at NATO summit
Estonia‘s main policy objective at the NATO summit in Wales on Thursday will be the continuation of allied presence on Estonian soil, writes Eesti Päevaleht on Monday. […]
Defence
Barack Obama to send strong message to Putin from Tallinn and Wales
US President Barack Obama is visiting Estonia and attending a NATO summit in Wales this week. While in Europe, he is to send a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning him against incursions into Ukraine laying his hands on the Baltic States. […]
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Ukrainian Embassy in Vilnius publishes facts proving Russia’s deep involvement in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian Embassy in Lithuania has published information proving that the Ukrainian state border and airspace have been violated by Russia‘s Armed Forces and that the positions of Ukrainian troops and border guards as well as civilian settlements have been under fire and shelling from the Russian territory, and have been under attack in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian groups and mercenaries armed by the Russian Federation. […]
Defence
Lithuanian naval ship Kuršis to attend NATO summit events
The Lithuanian Navy‘s ship Kuršis will attend events of the NATO summit in Wales, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]
Defence
150 signatories ask Obama to ensure permanent US presence in Baltic states
About 150 signatories from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have asked US President Barack Obama to ensure permanent presence of Allies in the territory of the Baltic states. […]
Society
Lithuanian president pledges more focus on ethnic minorities in eastern Lithuania
The central government will pay more attention to eastern Lithuania and ethnic minorities who live there, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė pledged on Monday during a ceremony to mark the new academic year in Lavoriškės, Vilnius District. […]
Economy
New African Swine Fever outbreak reported in eastern Lithuania
A new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been detected on a small farm in the eastern Lithuanian district of Ignalina, some 1.5 kilometres from the border with Belarus, the State Food and Veterinary Service said on Monday. […]
Politics
LLRA politicians to resign from government posts on 10 September
After the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) party has decided to withdraw from the ruling coalition, the party’s representatives will leave their posts in parliament and the government on 10 September, the party has decided. […]
Presidium of Baltic Assembly issues statement on situation in Ukraine
The Presidium of the Baltic Assembly has issued a statement on the situation in Ukraine. […]
Defence
Lithuania and six other allies creating 10,000-strong new joint force
Seven NATO states are to create a new joint expeditionary force of at least 10,000 personnel to improve NATO’s rapid deployment ability, the Estonian Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The new force will be led by the United Kingdom. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė’s chief adviser on economy and social policy takes office
Chief Advisor to the President on Economy and Social Policy, Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, took office on Monday. She has replaced Nerijus Udrėnas who advised President Dalia Grybauskaitė on economic matters over the previous five-year term of office, but now has returned to academic activities, according to Verslo Žinios (Busines News). […]
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Ukraine’s ambassador to Vilnius: EU should be on active side of “gas war”, not its victim
Ukraine will never accept the loss of Crimea. Valery Zhovtenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Lithuania, said in the exclusive interview to ELTA news agency that only negotiation measures would be used to solve the issue of Crimea. In case it fails, the issue should be taken to international court, whereas the option to use military force is not being considered. […]
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Flood chaos in southern Sweden
A bus gets caught in heavy rain in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Sunday – forcing rescue workers to evacuate passengers. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s GDP grew 3.1 percent in Q2
Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on more comprehensive business, tax and price statistics, in the second quarter of 2014, GDP at current prices amounted to LTL 31.32 billion (EUR 9.07 billion). […]
Defence
Portuguese and Canadians jets take over Baltic air policing mission
The Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Monday hosted the official rotation ceremony of contingents in charge of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission. […]