May 2015 - Page 19 of 19 - the Lithuania Tribune

Ardzijauskas‘ final result – 667 miles in the 2015 10-day New York ultramarathon. Photo Deivis Pavasaris

New York‘s ultramarathon – beneath the feet of a Lithuanian fireman

May 2, 2015 Deivis Pavasaris 0

Just as every spring in April, 18 years and counting the Flushing Meadows Corona park in New York welcomes this famous Sri Chinmoy Self Transcedence ultramarathon. So April 29-th the 10-day race was challenged by the fireman from Vilnius Aidas Ardzijauskas, who first entered the American world of running by conquering LA – NY route last summer, while the legendary ultramarathon runner Rimas Jakelaitis, now living in New York, entered the 6-day run. […]

George Washington University singers to tour the Baltics

May 2, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Collegiate choral ensemble to perform works by American composers in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis

Andriukaitis showers President Grybauskaitė with criticism for causing psychosis and usurping European Council meetings

May 2, 2015 BNS 0

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party and currently a European Union commissioner, stated at the party’s congress on Friday that statements about Russia being a “terrorist state”, made by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, leads to a “psychosis” about Lithuania’s possible occupation. […]

Lithuanian Social Democrats re-elect Butkevičius as leader

May 2, 2015 BNS 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius was re-elected as the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party for a two-year term on Friday. […]

Toronto Lithuanians will join the 2016 Lithuanian business mission to Canada

May 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 23 April in Toronto, 40 professionals of Lithuanian descent founded the Canadian-Lithuanian team. […]

Opinion: How not to cede hearts and minds of Lithuanian citizens to Putin

May 1, 2015 Monika Garbaciauskaite-Budriene 0

Lithuania is very likely to be the only European Union country to completely boycott the end of World War Two commemoration event in Moscow on 9 May. Unlike our closest neighbours – Latvia and Estonia – we will not be even sending a diplomat to the ceremony. […]

Ambassador David O'Sullivan, moderator Heather Conley and Victoria Nuland Photo Ludo Segers

Federica Mogherini and Victoria Nuland speak out on Common Security and Defence Policy

May 1, 2015 Ludo Segers 0

On Wednesday, the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini was the keynote speaker in Washington D.C. at the 4th Annual Symposium organised by the European Union Representation to the US on Common Security and Defence Policy. […]

Sweden backs Lithuanian protest against Russia’s conduct near NordBalt

May 1, 2015 BNS 0

Sweden on Thursday stated support to the Lithuanian protest over the conduct of Russian military vessels in the Baltic Sea, which impeded the laying of a NordBalt power cable between Lithuania and Sweden. […]

Russian ambassador gives no answers on hindrances to NordBalt

May 1, 2015 BNS 0

Russia‘s ambassador summoned to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Thursday for a protest on hindrances made by military vessels to the laying of NordBalt cable between Lithuania and Sweden did not give any answers. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]