Lithuania is against exceptions for Russia‘s representatives on Europe’s blacklist, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday after Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin was not allowed to attend the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly in Helsinki, sparking Russia’s anger. […]
On 1 July, a US Air Force‘s C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft landed at Vilnius International Airport bringing 80 members of the Germany-based 4th Infantry Division’s Mission Command Element (MCE) under the command of Brigadier General Michael Tarsa for combined training in Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence Said. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he still supports the proposal to allow the original spelling of non-Lithuanian names using the Latin alphabet after the Seimas of Lithuania postponed the issue until its autumn session later this week. […]
Lithuanian energy minister believes that Stockholm arbitration court, which on Wednesday started hearing Lithuania’s suit against Russia‘s gas supplier Gazprom in which the government seeks more than a billion euros in compensation for overcharging of gas supplies, will rule in Lithuania’s favour. […]
One of the most sensational choirs of Chicago will throw a concert in Lithuania to celebrate its anniversary. […]
Member of the Russian Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky, notorious for his eccentric and chauvinistic statements, is calling for a referendum to be organized in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia where people would be offered to vote for the countries to be included in the Russian Federation. Zhirinovsky openly announced that the referendum is not an attempt to allow the residents to exercise their democratic rights to voice their wishes, but to give them the opportunity to “agree becoming part of Russia again”. […]
Early Thursday morning several media teams set up in the neighbourhood of the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington DC. The Swiss Embassy, Cuban Special Interest Section is located next door to the Lithuanian Embassy on 16th Street. It houses the Cuban representation in the US Capital after the Americans severed diplomatic relations with the island nation 54 years ago at the height of the Cold War. The somewhat secretive mission got mainly attention in the past whenever demonstrators would gather to demand the release of Americans or dissidents held in Cuban prisons. All of that is about to end. […]
Lithuania might have to accept more than 250 refugees in an effort to help ease the Mediterranean migrant crisis, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Wednesday. […]
The government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed the amendments, initiated by the Ministry of Justice, on legalizing heterosexual partnerships. The bill will now go to the parliament. […]
The Catholic Church of Lithuania plans to receive and accommodate 19 Iraqis in Vilnius. […]
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania has not established any gross violations by the Russian-language TV channel NTV Mir Lithuania and will not impose any sanctions as the key problematic show is no longer aired, commission chairman Edmundas Vaitekūnas said on Wednesday. […]
Latvia has officially handed over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) to Luxembourg. […]
The coming weekend will bring hot weather to Lithuania, meteorologists say. […]
Lithuania says to have received the NATO supreme commander’s pledge to seek that training in Eastern Europe takes place “without major intervals”. However, no specific decisions on the so-called Baltic brigade have been made yet. […]
The Latvian presidency reached a provisional deal on the last day before the end of its term, according to which mobile phone roaming fees in the European Union will be abolished and open internet access will be safeguarded as of 15 June 2017. […]
Fans of the Lithuanian national basketball team will be pleased to find out Spanish legend Juan Carlos Navarro has been ruled out from the upcoming EuroBasket tournament. […]
Diplomats cannot be “faceless” and personalities should represent Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said during a Wednesday meeting with Lithuanian ambassadors residing in foreign countries. […]
A Stockholm arbitration court on Wednesday starts hearing Lithuania’s case against Russia’s gas supplier Gazprom in which the government seeks a compensation of more than a billion euros for overcharging for gas. […]
Vilnius Regional Court on Tuesday sentenced a former Soviet police (militia) officer to five years in prison for the deportation of civilians during the Soviet times. […]
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