Politics
Lithuanian parliament must have a say on refugee numbers, Seimas speaker says
The Seimas of Lithuania must decide on the number of refugees Lithuania could accept, its Speaker Loreta Graužinienė believes. […]
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Defence
NATO jets in Baltics perform 5 scrambles to intercept Russian planes
Last week, NATO fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission were scrambled five times to intercept Russian military aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
Society
Catholic Church plans to accept more Iraqis in Lithuania
The Catholic Church of Lithuania plans to accept more Iraqi Christians who are being persecuted in their homeland, Vilnius Metropolitan Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, head of the Lithuanian Archbishops’ Conference, says. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian businesses unite in Sweden
On September 3, Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden Eitvydas Bajarūnas attended the first official event of the club of Lithuanian businesspeople and professionals in Sweden. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Refugees are bigger problem than Russian invasion
On 14 September, Europe’s justice and interior affairs ministers will convene in Brussels to agree on tangible measures to solve the intensifying refugee crisis. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Central European premiers – of the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary – would have a separate meeting to discuss the crisis. […]
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Ukraine’s Supreme Court chairman thanks Lithuania for aid in reforms
Ukraine‘s Supreme Court Chairman Yaroslav Romaniuk has thanked Lithuania for its support to Ukraine with reforms. […]
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Baltic ministers meeting in Lithuania to discuss water protection and climate change
A meeting of the ministers of environment of the Baltic Council of Ministers is starting near Lake Plateliai in western Lithuania on Monday. […]
European Union
EU milk producers to protest in Brussels
The European Union‘s (EU) milk producers, including 50 farmers from Lithuania, on Monday will protest in Brussels. Farmers say they incur huge losses due to low milk purchase prices and the Russian embargo and therefore demand an assistance mechanism. […]
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How Lithuanian-Polish feud and Baltic Entente played into Soviet hands
Between the two world wars, Lithuania was an enthusiastic new nation state caught in a precarious international situation. Trapped between two expansionist powers, Germany and the Soviet Union, Lithuania tried to strengthen its security, but the main handicap was its feud with Poland over Vilnius. One diplomat tried to change that but it was too late. […]
Society
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM going to Israel
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will on Monday pay an official visit to Israel where he is scheduled to discuss economic cooperation and cooperation with the Jewish Community of Lithuania. […]
Politics
Lithuanian foreign minister: We will contribute to tackling refugee crisis but still don’t believe in quotas
Lithuania will show solidarity and will contribute to solving the refugee crisis, but it does not support quotas, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Saturday, adding that the causes of the crisis must be addressed, rather than just dealing with the consequences. […]
Politics
PM: Lithuania will probably have to take in more refugees
Lithuania will probably have to take in more refugees than initially planned, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister to go to Georgia
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will pay a visit to Georgia where the shock replacement of the foreign minister last week has raised doubts about the government’s transparency. […]
Sports
Economy
Lithuania now a mature economy, says IMF
According to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest economic analysis, Lithuania has successfully transitioned from an emerging market into a mature economy. As such, the Baltic country is now considered to be in the same economic category as countries like Germany, the USA and Japan, Invest Lithuania reports. […]
Defence
Third-generation expatriate joins Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force
Among the 13 soldiers of the National Defence Volunteer Forces who gave oath to serve their country on 21 August, was Dainius Šileika, a third-generation Lithuanian expatriate. […]
Economy
Lithuanian airports step up search for explosives
Passenger screening procedures have been stepped up at the Lithuanian airports in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga since September 1, with some of the passengers subjected to additional checks for possible contact with explosives. […]
Sports
Basketball to bring Latvia and Lithuania closer
The Latvian capital Riga is hosting the Group D Phase of Eurobasket 2015 on September 5-10 in which national teams from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Ukraine will be competing for the right to advance to the Final Phase of the European Basketball Championship which will take place in Lille, France. […]