As the competition between Russia and the West over Ukraine unfolds, there is a similar yet more subtle process occurring in the neighbouring state of Belarus. Lithuania has been one of the leading players in the effort to bring Belarus economically and politically closer to the European Union, a position Vilnius pushed during a Lithuania-Belarus economic forum held 4-5 November. […]
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics came out as gay on Thursday, stirring reactions across the Baltics. Lithuanian foreign minister congratulated his colleague, while a human rights activist says the step could encourage change in Lithuania as well. […]
Starting in January, 330 post offices across the country will exchange cash litas to euros free of charge for a period of 60 days. To handle the extra workload, Lithuania Post will hire 75 employees throughout the country, the company said. […]
The biggest Facebook’s LIKE symbol will be lit in Lithuania’s southern resort of Druskininkai on Friday and a symbolic capsule will be buried to mark the start of the construction of a cable car. […]
On 6 November, at a solemn ceremony in Berlin, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted the Golden Victoria award given to Lithuania and other Baltic States for the promotion of European ideas. In her speech, the president underlined that this award was the recognition of efforts and determination of all Lithuanian people to build a strong European state, the presidential press service informs. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will not attend Poland‘s Independence Day commemoration in Warsaw. […]
A Vilnius court on Thursday rejected as unfounded an appeal of Russian citizen Alexander Dyukov who asked the court to revoke Lithuanian border guards’ decision to refuse him entry into the country and delete a relevant entry from the Interior Ministry’s national registry. […]
The Lithuanian filmmaker who opened his tuxedo shirt to expose a Free Pussy Riot T-shirt when he walked the red carpet at the 2013 Moscow International Film Festival is unbuttoning again. On Monday Romas Zabarauskas revealed that he disrobed to finance his next feature length film, You Can’t Escape Lithuania. […]
Less than a decade ago many people were talking about how we will be running out of oil soon. Many politicians and experts were constantly spouting “peak oil”. Serious faces in reputable conferences were asserting that it was obvious that the world production of oil had peaked and would be decreasing. The few dissenters were called naive or “market fundamentalists”. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck. Taking part in the meeting on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall were also Latvian President Andris Berzins and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. […]
Lithuania wants to establish diplomatic relations with the Western African Republic of Guinea-Bissau. […]
Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kačinskas called on the United States of America and Nordic countries to contribute to the implementation of decisions taken at the NATO Wales Summit on measures to strengthen collective defence, as well as to remain active allies of Lithuania and the other Baltic states in dealing with energy, cybersecurity, information and economic security. […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius opposes the opinion expressed by Head of the EU Delegation to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas who has said that the Lithuanian media provides very one-sided coverage about Russia. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday allowed EU citizens who permanently reside in Lithuania to become members of political parties. However, non-Lithuanian citizens will not be allowed to found political parties. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is leaving for Finland on Thursday to attend the fourth meeting of Baltic, Nordic and British prime ministers. […]
The Board of the Order and Justice party decided to nominate TV producer Rolandas Skaisgirys to run for the Vilnius mayor seat. […]
Softening the existing sanctions against Russia following the recent “elections” in eastern Ukraine, unrecognized by the West, would be a huge mistake, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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