Foreign affairs
Year: 2015
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president accepts letters from ambassador of Honduras
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Honduran Ambassador Roberto Flores Bermudez, the presidential press service said. […]
European Union
EU extends sanctions for Russian and Ukrainian nationals who support separatists
The European Union has extended the existing sanctions for Ukrainian and Russian citizens supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine for six more months, Lithuanian diplomats said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Vilnius mayor intent on putting English signs on buses
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says English signs will be installed on buses crossing central Vilnius and servicing Vilnius International Airport, despite objections from the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. […]
Defence
NATO secretary general and Lithuanian president to open NFIU in Vilnius
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Thursday officially announce the opening of the NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU) in Lithuania and five other Central and Eastern European countries that want greater NATO presence in the region to deter Russia. […]
Politics
PM says Lithuanian government not considering to accept more refugees
The Government of Lithuania is currently not considering accepting more refugees than 325 it has committed to, although it does not discount such a possibility, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Society
24-year-old volunteer wants to help Lithuanians better understand refugee crisis
As Lithuania has committed to chip in on the EU’s efforts to deal with the refugee crisis and accept some three hundred war-fleeing people from Syria and Eritrea, many Lithuanians have expressed sentiments that are far from welcoming. Not 26-year-old Marija Fedotovaitė, however, who is set to go the Greek Island of Lesbos to volunteer in camps for refugees that have been coming in thousands to Southern Europe. […]
Economy
Lithuanian language commission rejects English signs on buses servicing Vilnius airport
The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language has not backed a public transport initiative to install Lithuanian-English direction signs on buses crossing central Vilnius and servicing the airport. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president receives letters of credence from Japanese ambassador
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Japanese Ambassador Toyoei Shigeeda. The president and the ambassador discussed relevant issues concerning bilateral and international cooperation, the presidential press service said. […]
Society
Polish school students go to church service instead of classes in protest of Lithuania’s education policy
Students of some of Polish-language schools in Lithuania skipped classes on Wednesday in protest of education provisions and went to a church service instead. […]
Society
Economy
Lithuanian TVs carve up bigger pie as national broadcaster leaves advertising market
The Lithuanian TV industry’s revenues rose by 6 percent last year, with LNK posting the biggest growth and the TV3 Group recording a decline. This year is seen as a turning point as the public broadcaster LRT withdrew from the commercial advertising market, leaving a larger pie for commercial channels, the Verslo Žinios daily reports. […]
Politics
Lithuania unjustifiably slandered over Polish-language education, minister says
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that some politicians defame Lithuania by accusing it of alleged discrimination against the Polish community in the field of education. […]
Sports
Head coach announced final line-up of Lithuanian national basketball team for EuroBasket 2015
The final list of 12 players of in Lithuanian men’s national basketball team has been announced and will start the group matches of EuroBasket 2015 in Latvia on Saturday. […]
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: Lithuania’s solidarity in refugee crisis shouldn’t be questioned
There are no reasons to doubt Lithuania’s solidarity in the efforts to deal with the migrant crisis in the European Union (EU), Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has stated. […]
Society
Back to school
Business has been advertising it for more than a month. Songs have been written about it. But yesterday, reality hit and it was back to school for all young people in Lithuania from primary schools to universities. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania opens third honorary consulate in Belgium
Lithuania opened its third honorary consulate in Belgium in the premises of the Chamber of Industry and Trade in the city of Charleroi on Monday. […]
Uncategorized
Energy
Lithuanian PM to discuss buying gas from Israel
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will visit Israel next week in order to discuss cooperation in the energy sector, reports Israeli news website walla.co.il. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania and Israel hold bilateral consultation on Eastern European partnership
Tuesday, September 1, 2015, bilateral discussion and consultation on Eastern European partnership between Lithuanian and Israeli experts will be held in Vilnius, according to a press release by the Embassy of Israel. […]