Energy
Lithuanian consul going to Murmansk Monday evening
Lithuania’s consul should on Monday evening arrive in Murmansk where Russian authorities have brought a Lithuanian fishing vessel they have detained, Lithuanian diplomats say. […]
Month: September 2014
Energy
Masiulis appointed Lithuania’s Minister of Energy
Rokas Masiulis, head of Klaipėdos Nafta, has been appointed Lithuania’s energy minister on Monday, the president’s press service said. President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed the decree on his appointments upon the submission of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]
Politics
Lithuanian Social Democrats want ministerial secretaries reinstated
The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has suggested cutting the number of vice-ministers to one per ministry and reinstating the non-political position of ministerial secretaries. […]
Economy
Lithuanian tourism presented to over 100 Russian journalists
More than 100 representatives of Russia‘s national and local media have visited Lithuania this year at the invitation from the State Tourism Department. […]
Economy
Almost half Lithuanians think economic situation got worse
In August, 12 percent of the polled Lithunian residents said that the economic situation in the country had improved over the last two months. 42 percent said it had not changed, while 44 percent said it had gotten worse. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
Political observer says detention of Lithuanian fishing vessel evokes worrying associations
The Lithuanian fishing vessel “Jūrų Vilkas” (“Sea Wolf”) was detained by Russian officials at a significant time – when Vilnius was hosting the meeting of NATO Military Committee, the alliance’s supreme military organ. This cannot be a coincidence, says political scientist Nerijus Maliukevičius of the International Relations and Political Science Institute of Vilnius University. […]
Energy
Energy game changer: Klaipėda LNG terminal and the Baltic states
The end of summer will elicit concerns among many EU states regarding the stability of the Russian gas supply during the cold winter months as tensions in Ukraine persist. Yet, one unexpected set of states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – will greet the winter with more energy security than ever. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s social democrats pick candidate for Vilnius mayor election
Gintautas Paluckas, executive secretary of the Social Democratic Party and former director of Vilnius city municipal administration, was chosen by the party’s Vilnius branch as the candidate in next year’s mayoral election. […]
Foreign affairs
At UN Security Council Lithuania urges not to politicise investigation into MH17 crash
At 19 September meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged to respect the memory of the victims of the catastrophe of MH17 and condemned any attempts to influence or interfere with the independent investigation carried out by the Dutch Safety Board, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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EU Ambassador to Moscow Ušackas: Moods in Russia are turning against Putin’s policies in Ukraine
The EU Ambassador to Russia, Vygaudas Ušackas, speaking on the LRT television broadcast, claimed that although Russians are still following their leader, moods are changing because Western sanctions are starting to have a notable effect. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Armed Forces must now do their homework, chief of defence says
Chief of Defence of Lithuania, Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas, expressed his delight with interesting and intense discussions on further NATO’s actions in response to the changed international security situation when summarizing the results of NATO Military Committee Conference 2014 in Vilnius, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Economy
Lithuania to participate in major tourism exhibition in Japan
On 25-28 September, Lithuania will take part in one of the major international tourism exhibitions JATA Tourism EXPO Japan. A delegation headed by Minister of Economy Evaldas Gustas will attend the opening ceremony of the event. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister on Ukraine truce: We must avoid frozen conflict
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is cautious about a truce between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists, announced on Saturday. The minister welcomed attempts to stop violence but warned that demilitarized buffer zones might lead to a frozen conflict. […]
Defence
Foreign Minister Linkevičius presented Lithuania’s proposals to US general
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius presented on Saturday Lithuania’s proposals to the top US military officer on ways to implement plans on additional military measures the Alliance is taking in response to Russia‘s aggression in Ukraine. […]
Defence
Culture
Juozas Miltinis: a picky foodie, dresser and extraordinary talent
Many art creators could be lined up for their indelible imprint for the Lithuanian culture history, but few lives have been more enshrouded in awe-inspiring rumors and legends than that of Juozas Miltinis, a Lithuanian theatre director and founder of the Panevėžys Drama Theatre. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania sending consul to Russia over detained fishing vessel
Lithuania is sending its consul to the Russian northern port of Murmansk over a Lithuanian fishing vessel recently detained by Russian officers, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. […]
European Union