Society
US professor appointed to head Belarusian university in Vilnius
Professor David Pollick from the United States has been appointed as rector of the European Humanities University, a Vilnius-based Belarusian school. […]
Month: April 2015
Defence
Lithuanian army needs permanent conscription, not 5-year fix-ups, opposition leader says
Lithuania’s Armed Forces cannot do without conscripts, they are needed all the time, not for five years only, says opposition leader Andrius Kubilius. […]
Defence
Norway and Italy to take over Baltic air policing mission in Lithuania
Norway will take over the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states in May, while the Italian contingent will stay in Šiauliai, Lithuania, for the second shift to reinforce the mission. […]
Uncategorized
Latvia becomes major country of origin for tobacco smuggling into Lithuania
Continued flows of cigarettes smuggling into Lithuania have highlighted a new tendency – increasing amounts of tobacco enter the country from the European Union’s (EU) member-state Latvia rather than the Russian Kaliningrad region or Belarus, as the case was before, the Lietuvos Žinios daily said. […]
Society
Lithuania creates precedent in EU by banning Russian TV station
Lithuania’s media watchdog has blocked broadcasts by Russian TV channel RTR Planeta on grounds of inciting hatred over Ukraine. […]
Defence
Uncategorized
Opinion
Opinion: If you doubt benefits of conscription, look at Israel
The decision of the Lithuanian Seimas to re-introduce conscription was welcome. It was a crucial step not only because of the growing geopolitical threat but more importantly because it builds a healthy, solid and Western society and a state that has confidence in itself. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army hands over 500,000 munitions to police
The Lithuanian army‘s Logistics Board handed over about 500,000 munitions for automatic weapons to the police at an arsenal in Linkaičiai on Thursday. […]
Economy
Viasat to stop RTR Planeta broadcasts in Lithuania
TV rebroadcaster Viasat will also stop broadcasts of the Russian-language RTR Planeta channel in Lithuania on a temporary basis, the company’s representative says. […]
Sports
Positive Porsche Carrera GB debut for Ignas Gelzinis
Ignas Gelzinis has admitted he never expected such a positive Porsche Carrera Cup GB championship debut, after he finished seventh out of 28 drivers in the series’ season opener at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. […]
Foreign affairs
UN holds Lithuania-initiated discussion on cyber confidence
Lithuania’s permanent mission to the United Nations held an expert discussion on Wednesday about promoting mutual confidence in the cyber space. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania invited to open OECD accession talks
Lithuania has been invited to open negotiations on accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). […]
Foreign affairs
5 more Ukrainian troops come to Lithuanian hospitals
Another five Ukrainian soldiers injured in the fighting in Eastern Ukraine have arrived for treatment in hospitals of Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Economy
Politics
Lithuanian MP steps down from parliamentary Budget Committee
Member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party political group, MP Bronius Bradauskas, has voluntarily stepped down as chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Finance. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament supports Jauniškis’ appointment as security chief
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday backed the bid to appoint Colonel Darius Jauniškis as the chief of the State Security Department. […]
Society
Lithuanian PM commends ban on Russian TV channel
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission took a responsible step on Wednesday to ban broadcasts of the Russian-language RTR Planeta channel for three months, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. Meanwhile Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius cautions that bans won’t solve the problem of Russian misinformation campaign. […]
Foreign affairs