2015 - Page 113 of 202 - the Lithuania Tribune

Stockholm seminar discusses information challenges in Eastern Europe

May 20, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Dr. Nerijus Maliukevičius, lecturer of Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences, Russian and East European Studies Centre, presented the report “Russia’s Use of Information Operations in the Baltic States” at the international seminar on “Information Operations as a Foreign Policy Tool – the Situation in the Baltic States and Consequences for Sweden” which took place in Stockholm on 19 May. […]

Rescuers locate floating object in Baltic Sea that might be related to An-2 crash

May 20, 2015 BNS 0

After an object has been located in the Baltic Sea, a helicopter was dispatched to the site to establish its possible connection to the crashed An-2 airplane, Lithuania’s Environment Vice-Minister Antanas Valys said on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian defence minister to look into missing plane search operation

May 20, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas will visit the Navy‘s headquarters in the port city of Klaipėda on Wednesday to inspect the initial results and course of the efforts to locate the missing An-2 airplane and its two pilots, the ministry said. […]

Analyst: Ukraine needs to do homework and let EU see it done

May 20, 2015 Linas Jegelevicius 0

The gloomy mood ahead of the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga this week is in a stark contrast with the expectations that prevailed before the similar meeting in Vilnius one and a half years ago. […]

Missing Lithuanian plane found sunken in Baltic Sea, search for pilots continues

May 19, 2015 BNS 0

The Lithuanian airplane An-2, which went missing on Saturday with two pilots aboard, was discovered on the bottom of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of National Defence said, adding that the search for the pilots continues. […]

Lithuania MEP leaves Eurosceptic group to join EP liberals

May 19, 2015 BNS 0

Valentinas Mazuronis, who recently joined the Lithuanian Labour Party, left the Euroscpetic group at the European Parliament (EP) to join the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). […]

Lithuanian president critical of “failure to coordinate” among institutions in missing plane search

May 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has commented that the search and rescue operation launched in order find a missing An-2 airplane and its two pilots has revealed that Lithuanian institutions responsible for search and rescue missions fail to properly cooperate and coordinate among themselves. […]

Lithuanian MEP receives award for developing EU-Ukraine relations

May 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

During a formal visit to Kiev, Member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius received the Vladimir the Great second degree award. The award was bestowed on the Lithuanian politician for his contribution to developing relations between the European Union and Ukraine. […]

Lithuanian Social Insurance Fund posts all-time highest revenue

May 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

In the first four months of 2015 the State Social Insurance Fund (Sodra) budget revenue was at its highest since its establishment and totalled EUR 945.7 million. […]

Art installation in Riga resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia protests over “crucified Putin” installation in Latvia

May 19, 2015 DELFI EN 0

An art installation in Latvia has angered the Russian government. The Russian embassy presented Riga with a letter of protest over a crucifix that bears remarkable resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin. […]

PM Butkevičius: Kazakhstan is Lithuania’s primary partner in Central Asia

May 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, who is on an official visit to Kazakhstan, met on Tuesday with Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov and other high-ranking officials. […]

EP strips Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich of legal immunity

May 19, 2015 BNS 0

The European Parliament on Tuesday stripped Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich of his legal immunity so he can stand trial for contempt of court in Lithuania. […]

Minority shareholding: The unprecedented threat of Gazprom and Rosneft to EU energy market

May 19, 2015 Mantas Kuncaitis 0

Since the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952, energy policy has been at the centre of European legislation. According to the paper issued by the Commission in 1995, EU energy policy should be based on three pillars: sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply. […]

Lithuanian PM’s party and liberals top popularity ratings

May 19, 2015 DELFI 0

The ruling Social Democratic Party remains the most popular party in Lithuania with 20.7 percent of respondents in a poll saying they would vote for the party if general elections were held soon. […]

Calls to grant head of state status for Vytautas Landsbergis

May 19, 2015 BNS 0

A draft declaration has been registered in the Lithuanian Seimas, calling for the status of a head of state to be granted to Vytautas Landsbergis, the country’s first post-Soviet leader and former president of the Supreme Council-Reconstitutent Seimas. […]

New mayor promises transparency revolution in Vilnius finances – with possible repercussions for his predecessor

May 19, 2015 George East 0

In an interview with The Lithuania Tribune, the new Vilnius Mayor, Remigijus Šimašius, revealed his administration’s Open Data Policy could have legal consequences for the city’s previous government headed by Artūras Zuokas. […]

Lithuanian politicians propose turning to international court over Crimean annexation

May 19, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s conservative party, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has suggested initiating a UN General Assembly resolution on turning to the International Court of Justice over Russia‘s annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea. […]

Romer family heiress to be received by Lithuanian president

May 19, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė has invited Ms Marija Elena Romeryte (Marisha Helena Romer in English) to the Presidential Palace in Vilnius on May 20. President Grybauskaitė will be presented with two original oils painted by Marisha’s grandmother, renowned Lithuanian artist Sofija Romeriene, whose life and works have been extensively documented and published. Some of her works, considered Lithuanian National Treasure, appear in the most prestigious museums of Lithuania, Poland as well as London. […]

Additional forces join search for missing Lithuanian plane

May 19, 2015 DELFI EN 0

A search mission that continued throughout the night on Tuesday have so far failed to find any traces of the An-2 airplane that went missing on Saturday afternoon over the Baltic Sea. After two and a half days of search by Lithuania’s air force and navy, assisted by Latvia, the plane and two pilots are yet to be found. […]

Interior minister discusses training for Lithuanian officers with US ambassador

May 19, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

During a meeting of Lithuania’s Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis with US Ambassador to Lithuania Deborah McCarthy last week, bilateral contacts and possibilities of strengthening law enforcement institutions abilities in the context of current geopolitical threats were discussed, the Interior Ministry said. […]