NATO fighter jets, stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission, were scrambled three times on Wednesday to identify and accompany Russian planes flying over the Baltic Sea. […]
Rescuers have reached a group of Lithuanian travellers stuck on the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. The group is now being led down, and the rescuers will also bring the body of a female traveller killed during a stone fall. […]
Lithuania’s Ministry of Education and Science has proposed some changes for curricula in ethnic minority schools. […]
By vetoing on Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution on setting up a tribunal for those responsible for the Malaysian plane MH17 tragedy, Russia blocked the way for ensuring justice for the families of the victims, Dainius Baublys, a minister counselor at Lithuania’s Permanent Mission to the UN, says. […]
Kazakh citizen Syrym Shalabayev was detained in Vilnius on Tuesday after more than two years of being wanted by the Interpol. […]
Since the moment news broke about a downed passenger plane in eastern Ukraine, Russia has adopted a pose of aggressive defensiveness, although no one was making any accusations against it. Officially, the Kremlin maintains it is not a party to the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and can, at most, act as a mediator between Kiev and the separatists. No one officially disputes that, it is as self-appointed mediator that Russia took part in the Minsk peace talks. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated in a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that establishing an international tribunal on Flight MH17 crash in Ukraine is inexpedient. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has extended greetings to Kazakhstan over the successful completion of 20 years of negotiations for the membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the PM’s Office reports. […]
Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has confirmed that he has indeed received requests from Sovetsk City Mayor Nikolay Voishchev and Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov to hand over the Green Bridge statues to Russia. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has presented letters of credence to Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America, the presidency reports. […]
A female Lithuanian traveller was killed during a hike in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, a spokeswoman for the PZU Lietuva insurance company has confirmed to BNS. […]
The NTV Mir Lithuania, a Russian-language TV channel that had its broadcasts suspended in Lithuania, gave a biased coverage of the situation in Ukraine, the United Kingdom’s communications regulator Ofcom has ruled. […]
The Lithuanian Film Centre has granted €390,378 of state funding for 14 national film projects. Nine projects – including one interactive project – were granted financial assistance for development, and five film projects – two features, one documentary, one short animation, and one short fiction film – received support for the production. […]
On 23-26 July 2015, the “Europe Lab” Forum in Lithuania brought together around 80 young professionals aged between 25 and 35 from Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and other countries. […]
A series of special radio plays exploring life in Lincolnshire for Lithuanians will be aired at a festival in Lincoln, England, this summer. […]
The Lithuanian ruling coalition will survive until the parliamentary elections, despite recent disagreements over deputy culture minister, says Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė of the Labour Party. […]
After receiving official information about the corruption charges against Lithuania’s honorary consul in Barcelona Jordi Sumarroca, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is most likely to refuse his services, says Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Eight years ago, the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a memorial for WWII Soviet soldiers, was relocated from the city centre, which led to controversy and riots, also known as the Bronze night. Some were expecting similar reactions to removal of the so-called Green Bridge statues in Vilnius. But when they were taken down last week, there were no conflicts or provocations. How come? […]
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