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Month: December 2014
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian-Japanese economic cooperation discussed in Vilnius
Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with the Japanese delegation visiting Lithuania on 1 December, the ministry said. […]
Politics
Court asks for constitutional ruling in Lithuania’s Labour Party state grant case
The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania on Monday stopped the hearing of the Labour Party‘s state grant case and decided to turn to the Constitutional Court. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Is international law really a law?
Although international law as a concept of general principles and customs has been known for centuries, reaching as back as Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome, discussions concerning its existence and common application reached its apogee only in the 20th century; however, neither the theoretical discussions, nor practical events managed to provide a definite answer to the most fundamental question, which is still being considered now at the time of unprecedented Russian aggression towards Ukraine and in the light of continuous conflicts in the Middle East: is international law, per se, real law? […]
Defence
Economy
Lithuanian PM: We have not stumbled in face of setbacks
There have been plenty of challenges caused by geopolitical tensions, but looking at the results of the three quarters of 2014 we may rejoice at the fact that we have not stumbled in face of setbacks, said Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius at the Yearly Economic Forum of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK), which discussed the most important economic issues and scenarios. […]
Economy
Lithuania puts too little EU money into entrepreneurship and education, economist says
Žygimantas Mauricas, chief economist of the bank Nordea, who spoke at the Yearly Economic Forum of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, said that Lithuania should sort out its financing priorities from the European Union structural funds. […]
Economy
Lithuanian products presented in Middle East
Last week Lithuanian products were introduced in one of the major international food and beverage industry exhibitions SIAL Middle East 2014 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A delegation headed by Minister of Agriculture Virginija Baltraitienė visited the UAE. It is hoped the step will help Lithuanian agricultural producers to find new markets. […]
Uncategorized
Russia says Lithuania will suffer for President Grybauskaitė’s statements
Russia is going to take into account the recent statements made by Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė while developing relations with Lithuania, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vassily Nebenzya said on Monday, Tass reports. […]
Society
Art auction in Lithuania brings EUR 30,000 for injured Ukrainian soldiers
Lithuanians have collected 107,800 litas (over EUR 30.000) for injured Ukrainian troops during an art auction in Vilnius. […]
Economy
Defence
Economy
Lithuanian trucks avoid going to Russia
The situation at the Russian border remains virtually unchanged as trucks from Lithuania continue to be subjected to thorough checks, Algimantas Kondrusevičius, president of the national haulers’ association Linava, said on Monday, adding that the flow of Lithuanian trucks to Russia has declined sharply over the past week. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to open consulate in Los Angeles this year
Lithuania’s consulate general to Los Angeles in the United States should open before the end of this month. […]
Economy
Lithuanian Interior Ministry wants bunkers in all new buildings
Lithuania’s Interior Ministry is considering a requirement for basements of new houses and underground parking areas to be adapted to sheltering people from explosions. […]
Society
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Bruce S. Thornton: Why should Putin risk for Baltic states?
The Western countries are unable to properly respond to Russia‘s aggressive policies, because they are “rich enough to afford the luxury of believing that [they] can take a vacation from history, and ignore the permanent reality of human violence and conflicting, zero-sum interests,” according to Hoover Institution research fellow Prof. Bruce S. Thornton. […]
Defence
NATO fighter-jets in Lithuania take off once last week
NATO air-policing jets took off once last week due to Russian aircrafts, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said. […]