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Foreign affairs
Lithuania would support UN Security Council mechanism on Gaza
Lithuania, which is working in the United Nations Security Council, would support the institution’s international mechanism on long-term ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
Global LT
Fifteen lessons from the Front Man Algirdas Kaušpėdas
Sunday, 24 August, the Lithuanian Embassy in the U.S. with generous support of the Lithuanian Foundation hosted legendary Lithuanian rock star, Algirdas Kaušpėdas. The Lithuanian Foundation’s chair Marius Kasniūnas introduced the multi-faceted Algirdas Kaušpėdas, who at 61 is mainly working as a well-known architect. […]
Sports
Lithuania’s Mantas Kalnietis drops out of 2014 FIBA World Cup due to trauma
Trauma during the last match of the preparation cycle has made it impossible for the captain of the Lithuanian national team, point guard Mantas Kalnietis, to participate in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. […]
Politics
LLRA considered dismissed energy minister for mayoral candidate
Valdemar Tomaševski, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), says he has so far failed to persuade Jaroslav Neverovič, who was sacked from the post of energy minister earlier this week, into running for Vilnius mayor. […]
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Lithuanian ambassador in Moscow: Russia seeks diversification of food imports
Russia is encouraging consumption of domestically produced goods and is seeking to diversify imports from countries not covered by its import embargo, Lithuania’s ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday, adding that food product prices in Russia have already increased 5-6 percent and are set to rise even further. […]
Society
Russian historian turns to court over refused entry to Lithuania
Russian citizen Alexander Dyukov, who has been declared persona non grata in Lithuania, has turned to a Vilnius court, seeking to revoke the decision of border guards to refuse him entry in Lithuania and to have the entry removed from the Interior Ministry’s national registry. […]
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Economy
Seimas speaker sees possibilities to raise minimum wage
Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė expects that Russia’s sanctions will not cause a sharp decline in Lithuania’s budget revenue and says that she sees possibilities for raising monthly minimum wage. […]
Economy
Five Lithuanian entrepreneurs appear on Nordic’s Business Report for 30 under 30
Nordic Business Report produces rankings of influential people in the business sphere. „In 2011 we ranked the greatest business thinkers in Finland, and in 2012 – in the whole Nordics. This year we decided to rank the younger generation – the people who really show us the trends of future. The scope was also upgraded significantly. We ended up having whole North Europe covered in this 30 under 30 ranking: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia”, says Hans-Peter Siefen, founder and CEO of Nordic Business Forum. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s Labour Party to choose among five candidates for energy minister
The Labour Party will choose a nominee for the position of energy minister from five candidates, says Speaker of the Seimas, chairwoman of the Labour Party Loreta Graužinienė. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s dismissed energy minister says he was forced into appointing controversial deputy
Jaroslav Neverovič, who has been dismissed as energy minister this week, says he made unsuccessful attempts to persuade leadership of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) to refrain from appointing the controversial Renata Cytacka as deputy minister. […]
European Union
Hungary’s Orban: Baltic States set bad example
The Hungarian prime minister, who is notorious for his contradictory statements, said that he was against the Baltic States‘ attitude towards Russia and highlighted that he was to seek for the European Union (EU) to improve its relations with Moscow. Viktor Orban also said that the values were important, yet that Hungary saw Russia as a business partner first. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Russia’s psychological warfare – battles without armed confrontation
This year, during the month of July, the Central and Eastern European Coalition (CEEC), met with California U.S. congressman Adam Schiff and the U.S. Governor of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Matthew Armstrong, to exchange thoughts on Russian inspired and supported armed conflicts and threats in the CEE region. […]
Energy
Former energy vice-minister: Deal with Statoil gives Lithuania a trump card in negotiations with Russia
Last week, Lithuania signed a historic contract of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply with the Norwegian company Statoil. Even if the price of gas set by Statoil will be somewhat higher than the one Lithuania pays now, it is important that, for the first time in history, the country has an alternative to Russian gas, says Romas Švedas, former deputy minister of energy and lecturer at the International Relations and Political Science Institute of Vilnius University (VU TSPMI). […]
Politics
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania party quits ruling coalition
After the meeting of the Coalition political council, the leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) Valdemar Tomaševski announced that the party is withdrawing from the government. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said that three parties remain in the Coalition, whereas, based on quotas, the energy ministers position will go to the Labour Party. […]
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Lithuania and Moldova discuss cooperation in justice
On Monday, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Kriščiūnas and Moldova‘s Deputy Minister of Justice Sabina Cerbu discussed issues relating to bilateral cooperation in the area of justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. […]