Rolandas Kriščiūnas
Foreign affairs

Sanctions against Russia won’t affect Lithuania directly

Economic sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia will not have any direct effect on Lithuania, since the countries are not involved in bilateral trade in weapons or energy technologies, which are subject to the ban, Lithuania’s Deputy Foreign Minister says, adding that the sanctions will slow down Russia’s economic growth, which will affect the demand for Lithuanian goods in the neighbouring country. […]

Moscow, Russia
European Union

EU sanctions don’t spell catastrophe for Russia, expert says

One by one, Russia‘s state-run banks are feeling the brunt of new sanctions. […]

Kary B. Mullis
Society

Nobel Prize winning biochemist Kary B. Mullis coming to Lithuania

Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist Kary Banks Mullis is going to deliver a lecture at the first plenary session of the second international Life Sciences Baltics 2014 forum to be held on 10-12 September in Vilnius. […]

European Union

Modernizing transport: European priority

The European Commission selected a total of 106 projects that will benefit from over EUR 320 million in EU support for improving transport infrastructure across Europe. The funding will support projects announced by the Commission in 2013 and is effective through “Trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Program”; since January 2014 – the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA). […]

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Defence

Lithuanian and US soldiers brushed up skydiving skills in Pabradė

Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and the Lithuanian Land Force brushed up their skills Tuesday at a parachute training event at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Range in Pabradė, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]

Economy

Lithuania’s GDP reaches pre-crisis level

According to the flash estimate, in the second quarter of this year annual GDP growth decelerated marginally to 3.1%. Seasonally and working day adjusted quarterly growth was unchanged at 0.7%. After six years GDP has finally reached the pre-crisis level. Estonian economy could reach pre-crisis level next year, while Latvian prospect is a little more distant. […]

Angelė Rupšienė courtside. Photo courtesy of klaipedoskrepsinis.lt.
Sports

On this day in basketball: 30 July

Prior to Rūta Meilutytė’s Olympic triumph, this day would be recognised by Lithuanian sporting fans for the efforts of another female star. […]