March 2015 - Page 3 of 19 - the Lithuania Tribune

Ukraine would not withstand oligarchic war – expert in Vilnius

March 28, 2015 BNS EN 0

Ukraine would not withstand “an internal war among oligarchs,” Ukrainian political scientist Oleksandr Zadorozhny said in Vilnius on March 26. […]

Lithuania switching to daylight saving time Sunday

March 28, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania is switching to daylight saving time this week by advancing clocks by one hour at 3 a.m. on Sunday. Also known as the summer time, the daylight saving time will be in effect for seven months until the end of October. […]

Attacking NATO would be a great mistake – Minister of Defence

March 27, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says that Russia would make a great mistake if it decided to cross the borders of any of the NATO members. […]

Energy Minister Masiulis: Gazprom has what to be afraid of

March 27, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Russia’s gas concern Gazprom has what to be afraid of in Lithuania and the European Union (EU), Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis has said. […]

Wallenberg ‘impressed’ by Lithuania’s ability to switch to new markets

March 27, 2015 BNS EN 0

Swedish investor Marc Wallenberg has said that he is impressed by Lithuania’s ability to swiftly re-orientate itself to new markets and that he sees prospects for long-term cooperation with the country. […]

Grexit would be catastrophe – French FinMin in Vilnius

March 27, 2015 BNS EN 0

Greece’s exit from the eurozone would amount to a catastrophe, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said in Vilnius on Friday, hoping that Athens will soon reach agreement with its creditors. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė with the General P. Plechavičius school cadets in Kaunas

We can afford supporting conscripts financially – Grybauskaitė

March 27, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the current financial situation of the country allows it increasing financial support to conscripts but she stressed that national defence should not be only associated with one’s financial gain. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė at the General P. Plechavičius school with cadets in Kaunas

Baltics must be ready to defend themselves to receive NATO support – Grybauskaitė

March 27, 2015 BNS EN 0

The Baltic states must be ready to defend themselves if they want their NATO partners to assist them, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

No need to review budget – Šadžius

March 27, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says that despite the reduced economic growth forecast there no objective reasons to review the state budget. […]

Lithuania to start conscription on May 11

March 27, 2015 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has signed a decree ordering the start of conscription on May 11 this year, the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday. […]

France and Lithuania seek implementation of Juncker’s plan this year

March 27, 2015 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius and his French counterpart, Michel Sapin, seek that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s plan to boost European economic growth should be implemented by the end of this year. […]

5 parties agree on Vilnius ruling coalition

March 27, 2015 BNS EN 0

Five political parties have agreed on a ruling coalition in Vilnius and it will be formed by the Liberal Movement, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, the Order and Justice Party and the Lithuanian List party. […]

Chairman of national bank meets French Minister of Finance

March 27, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On Friday, 27 March, Finance Minister of France Michel Sapin will visit the Bank of Lithuania. The Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, Vitas Vasiliauskas, during his meeting with Sapin will discuss progress in quantitative promotion, begun this month by the European Central Bank (ECB), as well as accenting need for structural reforms, the national bank said. […]