Society
Month: May 2015
Defence
Russia attempted to regain influence over former KGB agents in Lithuania, MP says
Russia attempted to regain influence over the former secret Soviet security collaborators who had admitted their collaboration, says Artūras Paulauskas, the chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Defence Ministry proposes raising number of professional troops next year
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence has proposed increasing the marginal numbers of troops of professional military service by 1,300 soldiers next year, with the minimum number of troops to be raised by about 500. […]
Energy
Foreign affairs
Uncategorized
Ukraine’s minister Abromavičius may lose Lithuanian citizenship after all
Ukraine‘s Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavičius may lose his Lithuanian citizenship, as Lithuania’s laws do not provide for an exception for emigrants of Lithuanian origin. […]
Economy
EC revises Lithuania’s economic growth forecast
The European Commission (EC) announced in its Spring 2015 Economic Forecast that Lithuania’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 2.8 percent, whereas domestic consumption should be the major factor determining economic growth. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament gives initial backing to dual citizenship referendum
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday gave its initial backing to a proposal to call a binding referendum on dual citizenship which would be held on the same day as the general elections next October. […]
Foreign affairs
Why Lithuanian officials are not going to Moscow on 9 May
On 8 May each year, the world pays tribute to the victims of World War Two. The following day, 9 May, Russia celebrates its Victory Day with pompous parades of tanks and displays of arms. This year, on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, many Western leaders turned down invitations to come to Moscow, sending instead their lower-ranking representatives, mostly their ambassadors, to Russia. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s outgoing ambassador in Georgia honoured with state award
Lithuania’s outgoing Ambassador to Georgia has been awarded an Order of Honour of Georgia, the Baltic country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. […]
Society
President’s office calls for caution in publishing lists of KGB collaborators
Chief advisor to the Lithuanian president on foreign policy, Jovita Neliupšienė, says that the names of people who voluntarily admitted their collaboration with the KGB may be revealed only after the situation is thoroughly analysed. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president dismisses minister of education
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday signed a decree, accepting the resignation of Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis. […]
Economy
Bentley Systems to open second office in Lithuania
Bentley Systems, a global software supplier that opened its first office in Lithuania 10 years ago, is expanding and opening a new office in Kaunas, reports Invest Lithuania, the country’s state investment promotion agency. […]
Uncategorized
Lithuanian foreign minister: Moldova’s government must work with Transnistria
Seeking European integration, Moldova needs to fight corruption and work with Transnistria, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, visiting Chisinau, said on Monday, adding that deep-rooted corruption is undermining trust in the country’s government. […]
European Union
EU Commission’s Cecilia Malmström on TTIP progress: “Optimism is duty”
On Monday, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. She provided an update to a large audience of trade specialists, interest groups and a large contingent of diplomatic staff in the US Capital as to how the EU is progressing with its trade strategy, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), given today’s realities. […]
Defence
Minister Linkevičius: Russia’s spying in Lithuania shouldn’t surprise anyone
Nobody should be surprised over Russia spying in Lithuania, the Baltic country’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
Economy
Latvian and Lithuanian companies fail to cancel Vilnius bypass tender through court
The Regional Court of Vilnius has rejected requests from Latvijas Tilti, the leading Latvia’s road and bridge construction company, and Kauno Keliai (Kaunas Roads) to cancel a tender, worth 90 million euros, to build an extension to the Lithuanian capital’s western bypass. […]
Society
Russian bikers spotted in Vilnius are not part of Moscow-Berlin march, border service says
Several Russian bikers were spotted in central Vilnius on Monday, sparking speculation that they may be members of the Night Wolves, a nationalist Russian motorcyclist club organizing a road trip from Moscow to Berlin. While a number of members of the club have been stopped and sent back from the Lithuanian border, several Russian bikers were let in. […]
Defence
Edward Lucas: Prosecuting spies “has a good deterrence effect”
Lithuania’s decision to publicly prosecute foreign spies is a good deterrence measure, reflecting the attitude towards Russia as a hostile country, says Edward Lucas, the author of a book on Russian spies. […]
Economy
Žalgiris Stadium in Vilnius sold for redevelopment
The enterprise Promola of the Hanner Group acquired the real estate located at the territory of Žalgiris Stadium in Vilnius previously owned by the subsidiary companies of Šiaulių Bankas. The total value of the transactions exceeds EUR 40 million (VAT is not included), Šiaulių Bankas said in a statement. […]