Politics
New Vilnius mayor and city council sworn in
New Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius and members of the new municipal council were sworn in on Wednesday. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president receives Moldova’s top state decoration
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday received Moldova’s highest state decoration – an Order of the Republic of Moldova. […]
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Estonian officer in Russia has not been charged yet
There have been no clear charges pressed against Estonian security police officer Eston Kohver, currently kept detained in Russia, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Keit Pentus-Rosimannus said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Vilnius council member Mark Harold: “You see so much bullshit that you get annoyed and want to change things”
The first ever non-Lithuanian national on the Vilnius City Council reveals to the Lithuania Tribune why he ran for office. […]
Culture
European Union
EU antitrust chief: Gazprom’s case is not political
The case against alleged abuse of dominance by Russia’s gas giant Gazprom is not political, the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Policy has said. […]
European Union
Lithuanian government considers sending helicopter to Mediterranean
Amidst the European Union‘s (EU) efforts to solve the immigration crisis, the Lithuanian government is considering the possibility to assign a helicopter and a crew of the State Border Guard Service for rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, the prime minister’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday. […]
European Union
Gazprom might have abused dominance in EU, European Commission rules
Gazprom might have charged unfair gas prices and abused dominance, the European Commission (EC) has said after completing a probe into possible abuse of monopoly power by the Russian gas giant in some Central and Eastern European countries. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian defence minister discusses cooperation with Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast officials
On 21 April, Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast City Viktor Anushkevychus and the Deputy Governor while on a visit with his delegation in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Western Ukraine), the Ministry of National Defence reported. […]
Economy
Travel agency Voyage-Voyage inflicts EUR 285,000 in damages
After director of travel agency Voyage-Voyage, which ceased operations, submitted information about the company’s liabilities, it transpired that 184 tourists incurred damages totalling EUR 285,000. […]
Society
Lithuanian courts okey 99 percent of wiretap requests
Courts in Lithuania satisfy 99 percent of requests from prosecutors to wiretap telephone conversations, statistics show. […]
Politics
Lithuanian interior minister says his reform efforts are hindered by his nonpartisanism
Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis admits that when discussing the improvement of officers’ situation at the Cabinet of Ministers, his position is weakened by him not being a member of any party. […]
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Russia’s military games for Baltic and Polish civilians and youth
With the Russian 9th of May celebrations of Soviet victory in World War Two approaching, many in the Baltic States are concerned about the potential risk of provocations or confrontation stemming from the more radical and disgruntled elements of the local Russian minority. Moreover, since Russia launched a shadow war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, NATO, American, and European governments have been increasingly concerned about the risks of hybrid warfare in Poland and the Baltic region. […]
Czech president says Russia’s attack on Baltics would be suicidal
Czech President Miloš Zeman has said that Russia‘s attack on the Baltic States would be suicidal for Moscow because the attack would drag NATO into a fight. […]
Defence
German troops arrive to Lithuania for exercise
More than 200 German troops with their equipment and machinery arrived on Tuesday to Lithuania for joint exercises and training in the Baltics. […]
Energy
Vilnius court closes case on Gazprom’s access to anti-trust fine documents
A Vilnius court on Tuesday closed its hearing into a complaint filed by Gazprom over the Lithuanian competition watchdog’s decision not to grant it full access to documents regarding an anti-trust fine of almost 35.7 million euros it imposed on the Russian gas giant. […]
European Union
Lithuania ready to step up involvement in migrant rescue missions, president says
Lithuania is ready to step up its involvement in migrant rescue missions and provide humanitarian aid as the European Unions mulls ways to deal with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Culture
Film by Šarūnas Bartas to be screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
It was announced on Tuesday that Peace To Us in Our Dreams, a film by the acclaimed Lithuanian filmmaker Šarūnas Bartas, has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival where it will have its world premiere. […]
Economy
Lithuanian company acquires Latvian tea producer Inteka
The Kaunas-based tea and coffee wholesale trade company Gemaga has acquired Latvian tea producer Inteka, the holder of the popular Mozums trademark that controls around one-third of the Latvian market, as Vz.lt reported on Monday. The value of the deal has not been disclosed, but the Lithuanian portal indicates that the company’s financial indexes have been declining for the past several years. […]