Dainius Žalimas
Defence

Constitutional Court president: Lithuania must fulfill NATO defence spending and EU human rights commitments

Lithuania’s NATO membership is a constitutional asset and the country must fulfill its commitment to ensure proper defence funding, Dainius Žalimas, president of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, says. […]

Estonian PM Taavi Rõivas
Uncategorized

Finland and Estonia to build their own LNG terminals

Estonia and Finland are coming to an agreement over building a gas pipeline between the two countries and on building LNG terminals in both Estonia and Finland. […]

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Energy

Russia’s hold on the Baltics loosens

Lithuania is set to open a floating liquid natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Klaipėda on 27 October. The LNG terminal, once fully operational, will play a significant role in reducing Lithuania and other Baltic states’ energy dependence on Russia. This will weaken Russia’s use of energy as a political tool in the Baltics, and in turn offer some limited protection for the Baltic countries in the standoff between Moscow and the West. […]

Ministry of the Interior
Politics

Deputy interior minister steps down after merely days in office

On Friday, the new Deputy Minister of Interior Paulius Beinaris (30), delegated by the Order and Justice party, submitted his letter of resignation which the minister accepted shortly. Beinaris says that he was forced to step down because of “hostile atmosphere”. […]

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Economy

Lithuania to charge fees for access to seaside

Access to nearly all Lithuania’s seaside beaches will become subject to a fee next spring. Visitors will have to pay fares between 0.5 and 1 euro to get to the seaside, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports on Friday. […]