Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president sees “problem on both sides” in OMON officers’ trial

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has criticized to competence of prosecutors who drafted the indictment for the trial of former Soviet OMON leaders, noting that there are reasons to appeal against last week’s court ruling which cleared the former OMON officers of all charges. […]

Palanga
Defence

Workshop for civilian and military experts from NATO Transport Group kicks off in Palanga

A three-day workshop for civilian and military experts from NATO’s Transport Group kicked off in Palanga on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Vrš. Mads Rolf Ahrenskjaer (Danija) nuot.
Defence

Phase II of Exercise Saber Strike 2015 kicks off in Lithuania

On 8 June, Field Training Exercise (FTX), Phase II of Exercise Saber Strike 2015, was formally declared open at the Lithuanian Armed Forces‘ General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Pabrade and the parade ground of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]

NordBalt kabelį tiesiantis laivas
Energy

NordBalt cable laying works in Baltic Sea finished

The Topaz Installer cable laying vessel has finished her work. In just a year and two months, with short interruptions, she laid 400 kilometres of NordBalt cable onto the bottom of the Baltic Sea. 90 percent of the link construction works have already been completed, reports energy company Litgrid. […]