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Lithuanian leaders say they do not wish to be audience for Russia’s show of power
After it turned out that Lithuania will be the only country of the European Union without any representation at Victory Day celebrations in Moscow this May, Lithuanian leaders explain that Lithuania will pay tribute to World War Two victims in other ways which do not include playing audience for the Kremlin’s show of power. […]
Economy
Italy’s Gemmo will not upgrade street lighting networks in Vilnius
Italy’s railway, lighting and other infrastructure development and maintenance services provider Gemmo will not upgrade street lighting networks in the Lithuanian capital as it has failed to find sources of financing, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has said. […]
European Union
Russian ambassador says EU’s case against Gazprom is political and driven by Lithuania
Russian ambassador to the European Union has accused Lithuania of being the sole force behind the European Commission‘s investigation into possible market abuses by Gazprom. He also says the case against the Russian state-owned gas company is political. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė congratulates king of the Netherlands on national day
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on the King’s Day, a national holiday in the country. […]
Defence
NATO jets took off twice from Lithuania over Russian airplanes last week
NATO fighter-jets guarding the Baltic skies were last week scrambled twice from Lithuania to identify and accompany Russian military airplanes flying close to the Baltic air-space, the Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian education minister’s fate to be decided on Wednesday
After his party decided to recall him from his post, Lithuania’s Education Minister Dainius Pavalkis is to meet with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Wednesday to discuss his possible resignation. […]
Energy
Third commercial LNG shipment on its way to Lithuania
The third commercial shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be delivered to the Lithuanian LNG terminal, the first such facility in the Baltic countries, this week. […]
Uncategorized
Lithuania only EU state to fully boycott 9 May celebrations in Moscow
Lithuania will probably be the only country of the European Union (EU) to fully boycott the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on 9 May, diplomats tell BNS. […]
Foreign affairs
60 Lithuanians were in Nepal during earthquake, 4 still to be contacted
About 60 Lithuanian nationals were in Nepal during the powerful earthquake that shook the country on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, adding that attempts to contact four of them have so far been unsuccessful. […]
Energy
European Commission checks progress in Lithuanian N-plant decommissioning
European Commission officials have checked progress in decommissioning of Lithuania’s shut-down Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP). […]
Economy
Nukem drops EUR 1.8m claim against Lithuanian construction company
Russian-owned German company Nukem, former main contractor in the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant‘s multi-billion-litas closure projects, has dropped its 1.81-million-euro creditor‘s claim against Ranga IV as part of amicable deal with the Lithuanian building company in bankruptcy. […]
Foreign affairs
Saudi Arabia waits for business delegation from Lithuania, foreign minister says
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius expects that his first visit to Saudi Arabia will soon produce good results, saying that the country is waiting for a Lithuanian business delegation and is interested in Lithuanian goods. […]
European Union
Energy union, the EU’s next revolution
Big changes often seem to move forward painfully slowly, while the most sweeping of them get triggered by steps no one thought very consequential. It is especially true of the policies of the European Union with its notoriously cumbersome decision-making procedures and contradictory interests. Could the energy union be its next big thing? […]
Global LT
APPLE’s contribution to Lithuania’s education system feted in Washington
On Friday, the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States, Žygimantas Pavilionis, hosted a large group of teachers who played an important role in education during the last 25 years that followed Lithuania regaining independence. Aimed to contribute to a then fledging Lithuanian educational system, APPLE was set up as an organisation in 1990 by American teachers, many with strong ties to Lithuania. Many of the teachers attending the 25th anniversary travelled from distant parts of the USA and even Canada to celebrate the success of this unique venture. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s education minister to leave his post
The Lithuanian Labor Party decided on Sunday that its education and science minister, Dainius Pavalkis, Would have to leave the post. […]
Economy
Politics
Conservative MP urges government to complete reconstruction of Lukiškės Square by 2018
Deputy Speaker of the Seimas Irena Degutienė has addressed Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius regarding the reconstruction of Lukiškės Square in Vilnius. She has urged to complete the square’s reconstruction before celebrating the centenary of Lithuania’s statehood in 2018. […]
Culture
More visitors come to Lithuanian theatres and museums
More people visited Lithuanian museums and theatres in 2014, as compared to earlier years, while the number people going to libraries and cinema theatres is virtually unchanged, the Statistics Department said on Friday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania getting ready to take over UN Security Council presidency
Lithuania is getting ready to take over in May the presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council responsible for preserving international peace and security. […]