Athletes, artists and scientists who popularize Lithuania and were included in conscription lists may be exempted from military service, under a decree issued by the defence minister. […]
On May 12, 2015 Lithuanian State Tourism Department and the Lithuanian Embassy in Sweden, together with partners in Stockholm, held an event presenting Lithuanian tourism opportunities to Swedish tourism media. […]
The Lithuanian society clearly understands the treats coming from the East, however, the situation in Southern Europe require just as much attention, as wars are also possible there, says Lithuania’s Ambassador to NATO Vytautas Leškevičius. […]
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence has published on its website the official list of this year’s draftees, which is available at sauktiniai.kam.lt. […]
A meeting of John Kerry, United States Secretary of State, and Russian President Vladimir Putin does not mean that Washington will soften its position regarding the conflict in Ukraine, says Lithuanian Deputy Seimas Speaker, Social Democrat Gediminas Kirkilas. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Aachen, Germany, on Wednesday to attend the Charlemagne Prize award ceremony. She is invited to take part in the festive events as laureate of the Charlemagne Prize 2013. […]
More than half of respondents in Lithuania support the reintroduction of the conscription system, with the majority willing to send their children and grandchildren to mandatory military service, shows a poll commissioned by DELFI. […]
The Lithuanian population is forecast to decline at the fastest rate in the European Union to less than two million people by 2060, the European Commission said in a report published on Tuesday. […]
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė together with her colleagues has proposed that 2016 should be named the European year to fight violence against women. The initiative has been supported by over 400 MEPs. […]
Fifty-five percent of women in Lithuania who are married or have a partner feel financially insecure. The main factor of the insecurity is the lack of a financial back-up plan, according to a survey of married women commissioned by Lithuanian Life Insurance Companies’ Association and carried out by pollster Spinter Tyrimai. […]
Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantvydas Bekešius has paid a working visit to Tel Aviv, Israel. The minister invited representatives of Jewish organisations to actively participate in the World Lithuanian Economic Forum (PLEF) which will take place in Israel in October. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed a decree under which Lithuania’s Ambassador to France Dalius Čekuolis is appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Principality of Monaco, the Kingdom of Morocco, and Tunisia. […]
The 27 European Union (EU) Member States for which data are available granted protection status to 185,000 asylum seekers in 2014, up by almost 50 percent compared with 2013. Since 2008, more than 750,000 asylum seekers have been granted protection status in the EU, said Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. […]
A US-EU trade agreement is unlikely to adversely affect Lithuania’s agricultural industry, the country’s permanent representative to the EU said on Tuesday, adding that the US will not flood the Lithuanian market with cheap products as the deal would provide for removing customs duties only on specific American product quotas. […]
When the leaders of 34 countries meet on 21-22 May for the Riga Eastern Partnership Summit, we will be confronting geopolitical realities which are dramatically different from those which framed our last gathering. […]
Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia are the worst countries in Europe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights, according to an annual report published by ILGA-Europe, an LGBTI rights group, while the United Kingdom, Belgium and Malta top the list of most queer-friendly places. […]
It is estimated that over 10,000 people visited the Lithuania’s Pavilion at the universal exposition EXPO 2015 in Milan, Italy, over a period of several days, Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment said. […]
Lithuanian Diplomacy Star was awarded to Seiichi Mizuno, Chairman of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Association for his active engagement to promote Lithuanian business and culture in Japan, strengthening contacts between entrepreneurs, scientists and artists of the two countries, academic communities, and raising awareness of Lithuania’s achievements through the Japanese media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Lithuania is “not enthusiastic” about the European Commission‘s proposal to introduce quotas for EU member states to accept a certain number of migrants from Africa, the country’s Permanent Representative to the EU Raimundas Karoblis says. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday rejected the government’s wish to have defence advisers working at the country’s embassies abroad. […]
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