Politics
Lithuanian president would not comment on Russia’s spy claim
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday refused to comment on Russia‘s claim that it had detained a Lithuanian military intelligence officer. […]
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European Union
Europe remains open to Eastern partners, President Grybauskaitė says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that at the European Union‘s (EU) Eastern Partnership Summit the EU will once again assure its commitment to cooperate with countries of Eastern Europe. However, the extent of cooperation will depend on the resolve of each country. […]
European Union
Merkel: Eastern Partnership is not instrument for EU enlargement
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated that former Soviet states that are part of the European Union‘s Eastern Partnership programme should not expect any promises of full membership. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania asks Sweden for assistance in salvaging sunken plane
Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has asked Sweden for assistance in salvaging a sunken An-2 from the bottom of the Baltic Sea. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament backs president’s anti-propaganda bill
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday backed amendments, drafted by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, on countering hostile propaganda, after 79 lawmakers voted in favour, four were against and 27 abstained. […]
Society
Lithuania’s prosecutors to launch investigation into airplane search operation
Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas turned to the Prosecutor General‘s Office asking to launch a pre-trial investigation into how the search and rescue operation of the aircraft An-2 and its crew was carried out. […]
European Union
Lithuanian President to attend Eastern Partnership summit in Riga
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday and Friday is attending the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Riga. The summit will review the results of the Eastern Partnership programme achieved after the Vilnius summit held at the end of 2013 and will outline guidelines for further cooperation and development of the programme, said the presidential press service. […]
Economy
Lithuanian parliament reinforces tourist protection
The Seimas of Lithuania has adopted amendments to the Law on Tourism to reinforce consumer (tourist) protection and monitoring of tourism service providers, the press service of the Lithuania parliament said. […]
European Union
Mandatory refugee quotas would run counter to legal practice, Lithuanian foreign minister says
Mandatory refugee quotas for EU member states would run counter to legal practice, therefore, such decisions should be made on a voluntary basis, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Russia’s in spy catching game, former Lithuanian security chief says
The report on the detention of a Lithuanian intelligence officer in Russia is a response to the arrest of a Russian citizen, suspected of spying for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), in Lithuania, says Mečys Laurinkus, former chief of the Lithuanian State Security Department. […]
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10-metre giant to commemorate 24 years of Finno-Lithuanian ties
On Thursday, May 21, in Vilnius, a sculpture entitled Suomis (the Finn) will be unveiled to commemorate 24 years of Finno-Lithuanian co-operation and the common history between the two countries. […]
Economy
28 percent of managers in Lithuania justify bribery
Managers of Lithuanian companies are optimistic about anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) measures applied by companies. However, almost half of them say that corruption is widespread. […]
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister says burden-sharing of refugees in EU must be voluntary
At the EU General Affairs Council meeting on 19 May in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius discussed progress in implementing measures to tackle migratory flows in the Mediterranean Sea region adopted at a special meeting of the European Council on 23 April 2015. […]
Society
No floating objects found in Baltic Sea in missing pilots search operation
A Lithuanian Air Force helicopter looking for two missing pilots in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday did not find any floating objects spotted in water on Tuesday. […]
Swedish entrepreneurs undeterred from investing in Baltics, survey shows
Tense geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe has had almost no impact on the plans of Swedish companies to invest in the Baltics. In fact, Swedish entrepreneurs are looking to step up investment in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia over the coming three years, shows a survey the Swedish Trade and Invest Council, Business Sweden. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s strategic partnership with Poland in extreme disarray, EU diplomat Ušackas says
The European Union‘s (EU) Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas has expressed regret over the current state of relations between Lithuania and Poland. […]
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Russia claims to have caught Lithuanian spy
Russia‘s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday it had detained a Lithuanian intelligence officer. Lithuanian officials have not provided any comment on the report. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president snaps at Latvian journalist after being asked about gay rights and basketball
A Latvian journalist has felt the wrath of the Lithuanian president after asking several questions that “have not been agreed upon”. The president insistently, and rather gracelessly, refused to answer questions about gay rights in Lithuania, a supermarket roof collapse in Riga and basketball. […]
European Union
Riga summit may be “politically empty”, Lithuanian MEPs say
In the run-up to the European Union’s (EU) Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, Lithuanian MEPs are sceptical about its results, saying that the decisions made in Latvia may be “politically empty”. […]
Culture
Sculpture of John Lennon to be unveiled in Vilnius
A sculpture to the legendary musician and singer of the British band The Beatles, John Lennon, will be unveiled in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday. […]