Defence

Lithuanian Defence Ministry seeks broader mandate for army in case of undeclared war

Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence seeks broader mandate for the army when the country is not officially at war, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reports. […]

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Global LT

Seminar in Stockholm – on 2014 NATO summit decisions and implications for Baltics, Europe and Trans-Atlantic relations

Addressing the participants of the conference, organised by the Swedish Atlantic Council, the Embassy of Lithuania in Stockholm and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on 1 October, Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden Eitvydas Bajarūnas welcomed the decisions adopted in Cardiff and stressed the necessity of their urgent and smooth implementation. […]

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Opinion

Opinion: Looking into the Far East – how Japan might affect our energy security

Once Japan restarts its nuclear capabilities, it will reduce its reliance on LNG. As a result, global LNG prices should drop, benefiting European states that are eyeing LNG as an alternative to Russian gas. This is particularly crucial for such Eastern European states as Lithuania and Poland that have placed great hopes in their liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Klaipėda and Świnoujście. […]

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Uncategorized

EU says no to joint Estonian-Finnish LNG terminal project

EU has rejected the proposal to finance the development of joint LNG terminal projects proposed by the Estonian company Alexela Energia and Finland‘s Gasum Oy, writes Eesti Päevaleht. […]

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Economy

Air Lituanica signs cooperation deal with Air France and KLM

Air Lituanica, an airline controlled by the city of Vilnius, has signed a cooperation agreement with Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for connecting flights to Paris and Amsterdam. […]