April 2015 - Page 7 of 19 - the Lithuania Tribune

Russia’s military games for Baltic and Polish civilians and youth

April 22, 2015 Agnia Grigas 0

With the Russian 9th of May celebrations of Soviet victory in World War Two approaching, many in the Baltic States are concerned about the potential risk of provocations or confrontation stemming from the more radical and disgruntled elements of the local Russian minority. Moreover, since Russia launched a shadow war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, NATO, American, and European governments have been increasingly concerned about the risks of hybrid warfare in Poland and the Baltic region. […]

Czech president says Russia’s attack on Baltics would be suicidal

April 22, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Czech President Miloš Zeman has said that Russia‘s attack on the Baltic States would be suicidal for Moscow because the attack would drag NATO into a fight. […]

German troops arrive to Lithuania for exercise

April 22, 2015 ELTA EN 0

More than 200 German troops with their equipment and machinery arrived on Tuesday to Lithuania for joint exercises and training in the Baltics. […]

Vilnius court closes case on Gazprom’s access to anti-trust fine documents

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

A Vilnius court on Tuesday closed its hearing into a complaint filed by Gazprom over the Lithuanian competition watchdog’s decision not to grant it full access to documents regarding an anti-trust fine of almost 35.7 million euros it imposed on the Russian gas giant. […]

Lithuania ready to step up involvement in migrant rescue missions, president says

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is ready to step up its involvement in migrant rescue missions and provide humanitarian aid as the European Unions mulls ways to deal with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

Film by Šarūnas Bartas to be screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

April 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

It was announced on Tuesday that Peace To Us in Our Dreams, a film by the acclaimed Lithuanian filmmaker Šarūnas Bartas, has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival where it will have its world premiere. […]

Lithuanian company acquires Latvian tea producer Inteka

April 21, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Kaunas-based tea and coffee wholesale trade company Gemaga has acquired Latvian tea producer Inteka, the holder of the popular Mozums trademark that controls around one-third of the Latvian market, as Vz.lt reported on Monday. The value of the deal has not been disclosed, but the Lithuanian portal indicates that the company’s financial indexes have been declining for the past several years. […]

Lithuanian army to train acting without NATO allies

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

The Lithuanian army will hold exercises to improve interoperability of Lithuanian institutions without the assistance of NATO allies, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Tuesday, presenting the upcoming national Exercise Lighting Strike 2015. […]

Lithuanian government to raise minimum pay to EUR 350

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

The minimum monthly wage in Lithuania will be increased by 25 euros to 325 euros in July and may be raised by a further 25 euros to 350 euros early in 2016, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said. […]

German entrepreneurs anticipate good opportunities in the Baltic States

April 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Despite the Ukraine conflict, German companies continue to believe in the good prospects of the three Baltic markets. Nine out of ten German investors participating in the recent survey of the AHK Baltic States would re-invest in the region. […]

Chess grandmaster sworn in as Lithuanian MP

April 21, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Tuesday, 21 April, chess player Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen gave an oath at the Lithuanian Seimas and joined the ranks of members of Parliament. […]

Carlsberg Group vice president to share ideas on innovation in Lithuania

April 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Danish Chamber of Commerce this year again is organising Innovation Conference INNO’15 on 21 May, at Litexpo. This year, the conference is dedicated to developing business model innovation. The keyonote speaker will be Julia Isdale, vice president of Carlsberg Group responsible for global innovations. […]

Lithuania to send experts to Ukraine’s Defence Ministry

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania plans to send its experts to Ukraine‘s Ministry of Defence, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas, currently in Kiev, said on Monday. […]

Lithuania to help look for refugee problem solution, foreign minister says

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania will look for ways to contribute to the EU and the international community’s efforts to resolve the refugee problem, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Monday in Luxembourg during a Foreign Affairs Council meeting. […]

NATO jets to start training in Baltic states

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

A two-day Baltic Region Air Training Event (BRTE XX) is starting in the Baltic airspace on Tuesday, involving fighter jets from Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Germany. […]

Fakin’ Zeitgeist: The Spectre of Postmodernism

April 21, 2015 Migle Anusauskaite 0

The spectre of postmodernism is haunting literature. Here’s how to recognize it. […]

Ukrainian economy minister to keep Lithuanian citizenship

April 20, 2015 BNS 0

Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavičius will retain his Lithuanian citizen despite getting a Ukrainian passport, Lithuania’s Migration Department has decided. […]

Lithuanian move at OSCE HQ may trigger “war of exhibitions”

April 20, 2015 BNS 0

After Lithuania and Ukraine attempted to open an exhibition on annexation of Crimea at the headquarters of the Organization For Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a “war of exhibitions” may break out in the palace in Vienna, says the organization’s secretary general. […]

Lithuanian defence minister: NATO and Ukraine need more cooperation in security and defence

April 20, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

When attending the NATO Week opening event at the National University of Defence of Ukraine Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas underlined that the Russian war in Ukraine had become an alarm signal for the whole of Europe and NATO, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]

Lithuanian travel agency stripped of licence

April 20, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Monday, by order of the head of Lithuania’s State Tourism Department (VTD), a tour operator’s certificate of the travel agency Voyage-Voyage was revoked. […]