Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he does not support the idea include women into compulsory military draft. However, he says that women are always welcome in the armed service as volunteers. […]
UNESCO experts have ended discussions on the issue of constructing a bridge between mainland Lithuania and the Curonian Spit. The delegation inspected the site in response to Russia‘s complaints, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]
Some 68 percent of Lithuanians were in favour of the euro in mid-February, up by 8 percent from December, the latest poll commissioned by the central Bank of Lithuania has shown. […]
The restoration of military conscription has been proposed because it is the only quick way to form army units, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. Besides, she adds, conscripts would cost less than training professionals. […]
A state of the art facility that will produce up to 4,000 lenses for eyewear every day was recently opened in Trakai, a resort town near Lithuania’s capital Vilnius. […]
The Lithuanian Government and business promotion organizations want to achieve the goal of producing 40 percent of the country’s export production in the regions by the end of this decade. Around two fifths of new businesses are sought to be established in Lithuania’s regions. […]
In response to informational pressure of the Kremlin-supported media, the Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT plans new programs for Russian-speakers in Lithuania and hopes to launch a program focused on explaining sources of propaganda and its methods of working. […]
For the 6th year in a row, Lithuania retained its leading position in Europe in terms of fibre-optic (FTTH) Internet network penetration. According to the global ranking, Lithuania comes in number 8, the annual report of the FTTH Council Europe shows. […]
Vladimir Putin will not stop by himself, he needs to be stopped. And if he has no intention of stopping, there shouldn’t even be a mention of retreating. […]
Klaipėda, Lithuania’s third city on the Baltic coast, plans to rebuild St John’s Church that was demolished after World War Two. The new church will feature a tower of the original height of 75 meters, Klaipėda Municipality said on Wednesday. […]
The EU Commission has approved proposals to create a single European energy market. The Energy Union plan would give the Commission more influence in the negotiation of gas supply contracts. […]
With the flow of illegal goods from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad declining, the Lithuanian Customs this year plan to focus more on the border with Belarus. […]
At a meeting in Washington with US president’s senior adviser for European affairs Charles Kupchan, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius discussed the nearest Allied actions in response to the violations of Minsk accords and urged the US administration to support provision of weapons to Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), says that the OSCE PA attitude towards Russia changed considerably during its winter session. […]
Great Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has joined the warnings made by other high-ranking officials about the possibility of the Baltic states being the next Russian target after Ukraine in an effort to test NATO‘s strength. […]
In an effort to fight Russian propaganda efforts and provide alternative sources of information for Russian-speakers, the United States and Europe must coordinate their actions, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said in the US. […]
The State Defence Council has decided to enhance Lithuania’s defensive capabilities and to temporarily reinstate conscript military service. Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė says that parliament will soon start work on the issue. […]
United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accused Russian leaders of lying “to my face” about Moscow’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and denounced what he called Russia’s “propaganda”, AFP reports. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended sincere condolences to Czech President Miloš Zeman over the deadly shooting in Uhersky Brod on Tuesday. […]
Early voting in Lithuania’s local elections started on Wednesday, allowing voters who will not be able to come to polling booths on Sunday to cast their ballots for candidates to municipal councils, mayors and one vacant seat in parliament. […]
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