Foreign affairs
Month: September 2014
Society
President unveils renovated Donelaitis monument at Vilnius University
On Monday, President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated the students of Vilnius University (VU) on the occasion of the New Academic Year and unveiled a renovated monument to Kristijonas Donelaitis, 18-century author credited as the father of Lithuanian-language fiction writing. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president reveals her vote in EU appointments
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has confirmed that during the recent meeting of the European Council she voted in favour of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk‘s appointment as the new President of the European Council but abstained during the vote on Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini‘s appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. […]
Sports
Valančiūnas’ double trouble in Spain
Jonas Valančiūnas has guided Lithuania to a 75:62 victory over African powerhouse Angola to cement his nation’s position on top of Group D at the 2014 FIBA World Cup. […]
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister says Tusk’s and Mogherini’s appointments to top EU jobs are “compromise”
The appointment of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the new President of the European Council and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy was a compromise solution, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
Society
Minister of Education congratulates communities on New School Year
Minister of Education and Science Dainius Pavalkis has congratulated teachers, schoolchildren, parents and the whole academic community on the occasion of the New School Year. […]
Uncategorized
Lithuanian president expresses support to Ukraine
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has expressed support to Ukraine‘s actions to defend the country against a direct military invasion, adding that the country can count on Lithuania’s assistance within the European Union and NATO. […]