European Union
Lithuania can take in 250 refugees, president says
Lithuania could take in up to 250 refugees, President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Year: 2015
Culture
Defence
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. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian government to pay for 2 more diplomats in OSCE mission in Eastern Ukraine
Lithuania’s government on Tuesday earmarked 32,000 euros for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send two additional diplomats to the Organization for Security and Cooperation’s (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Eastern Ukraine where the country’s governmental forces and Russian-supported separatists have been involved in clashes for over a year. […]
Foreign affairs
Vice minister of foreign affairs proposed as Lithuania’s new ambassador to US
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Rolandas Kriščiūnas is proposed as Lithuania’s new ambassador to the United States. […]
Opinion
Opinion: It is now or never that Ukraine will slip out of Russia’s grip
While Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was pompously comparing the “victory” of the Crimea annexation to the fall of Berlin Wall and people of the occupied Luhansk region were being told to work for a loaf of bread, Ukraine started off on the tough road of reform that will determine the future of the country. […]
Defence
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. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s army needs additional 220 civilian positions
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence will ask the government allow setting up additional 220 posts for public servants and employees. Additional workforce is required to handle reinstated conscription, growing number of exercises and plans to establish NATO headquarters. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government approves labour code reform
The Lithuanian government on Tuesday endorsed a new social model aimed at liberalizing labour relations and revamping the Sodra pension system. The package of draft laws will soon be sent to the parliament for approval. […]
European Union
MEP Landsbergis’ report on EU-Russia relations draws different reactions at European Parliament
The European Parliament opened discussions about a report on EU-Russia relations, drafted by Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis, on Tuesday. Some MEPs called for separating the Russian society and the country’s government while others accused Europe of expansionism. […]
Politics
Candidate for prosecutor general introduced at Lithuanian parliament
On Tuesday, Nerijus Meilutis was introduced to the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, as a candidate to take the position of the prosecutor general. […]
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. […]
Politics
Several Lithuanian MPs investigated by tax inspectors
The State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania is carrying out several investigations over the tax and property declarations of several high-ranking politicians from the ruling coalition. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania doesn’t want confrontation with Russia, Linkevičius says
Lithuania does not want confrontation with Russia, but Moscow must stick to agreements, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
Society
Emigration from Lithuania falling
Emigration from Lithuania has been on a decline, while more illegal immigrants have been crossing into Lithuania on their way to more prosperous destinations in Western Europe. […]
Global LT
Commission of Lithuanian expatriates urges parliament to reject dual citizenship referendum
Last week, the Commission of the Seimas and the Lithuanian World Community held sittings and adopted a resolution urging the Seimas, parliament, not to approve a referendum on dual citizenship. […]
Politics
President’s adviser on OMON officers’ acquittal: spirit of law should be put above word of law
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė does not comment on the ruling of Vilnius Regional Court which acquitted Soviet OMON officers Boleslav Makutynovich and Vladimir Razvodov. However, the president has said that the spirit of the law is more important than the letter of the law, said chief advisor to the president on legal affairs Rasa Svetikaitė. […]
Politics
Prime minister says Lithuania could accept only up to 40 refugees
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the number of refugees that could be relocated to Lithuania will become clear after the meeting of the Council of the Interior Ministers next week. The prime minister added that the number could be up to 40. […]