Defence
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg to visit Lithuania
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Vilnius on Thursday, 3 September. […]
Year: 2015
Society
Lithuanian prisoners go on strike
Prisoners from various Lithuanian penal institutions on are going on hunger strike on 1 and 2 September in protest of the new edition of the Code of Execution of Punishment. […]
Economy
US market opened for Lithuanian meat producers
Lithuanian businesses will be able to export meat and meat products to the USA, according to a 31 August regulation prepared by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture. […]
Defence
Global LT
Lithuanian team takes part in epic 200-mile race across Oregon
Team Lituanica took part in the legendary Hood to Coast Relay race across the US state of Oregon. […]
Economy
Uncategorized
Outbreak of violence is test for Ukrainian government, Lithuanian foreign minister says
The recent outbreak of violence in Kiev is a major test for the Ukrainian government, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. He hopes, however, that it will not impede the implementation of the truce deal. […]
New Latvian ambassador presents letters to Lithuanian president
President Dalia Grybauskaitė last Friday accepted letters of credence from Latvian Ambassador Einars Semanis. The President and the newly appointed Ambassador discussed important issues relating to bilateral relations and cooperation in the European Union. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president welcomes new ambassador of Denmark
President Dalia Grybauskaitė last Friday accepted letters of credence from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Dan E. Frederiksen. During their meeting, the President and the Ambassador discussed cooperation between Lithuania and Denmark in the fields of security and economy, as well as bilateral and international relations. Migration and refugee relocation, which are matters of importance to the European Union, were also addressed. […]
Society
Lithuania’s MRU the first European university to join Global Access Asia online course network
Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) has joined the Global Access Asia (GAA) international online course network allowing students to take courses online for free. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM criticizes planned strikes at Polish-language schools as ‘politicizing’
The strike by teachers and pupils of ethnic minority schools is being fuelled by politicians of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party drawing its electorate from Lithuania’s Polish-speaking population, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Economy
Innovation investor Nicklas Bergman: ‘Curiosity drives human development’
Futurist Nicklas Bergman has been investing in new technology for over 20 years. He cooperates closely with Washington-based think tank Tech Cast and Lund University. Mr. Bergman will talk about future technology in Vilnius Innovation Forum 2015, organised by the Ministry of Economy of Lithuania and the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology. The expert will discuss the changing relationship between the society and technology and its importance to our lives. […]
Society
Vytautas Landsbergis slams prosecutors over January 13 investigation
Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis on Monday strongly criticized the work of prosecutors in the January 13 case, saying that they have diminished the importance of the investigation. […]
Defence
Outgoing Norwegian jets in Lithuania perform scrambles to intercept Russian planes
Outgoing Norwegian fighter jets, which were stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO‘s Baltic air policing missions, were scrambled on Monday, their last day of service, to intercept two Russian planes flying over the Baltic Sea. […]
Defence
Opinion
Opinion: Refugee quotas and missed opportunity for Eastern Europe
The current refugee and illegal immigration crisis in European Union received multiple opinions and positions. Mismanagement can be easily seen in the current situation. One of the most noticeable parts of it is a clash of interests inside the EU itself. The reluctance of the Eastern part of EU to cooperate with the West show that the governments of the Union do not agree on the same terms and that there are different points of view on the situation. This can be seen in the recent EU agreement for the relocation of the refugees, where ministers of the member states were responsible. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president calls to review use of service weapon regulations after suspect killing
In the wake of a border guard operation that led to death of an 18-year-old suspect, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has suggested revising the legal acts regulating the use of service weapons in order to avoid future tragedies. […]
Society
Lithuanian prosecutors hand ‘biggest in history’ January 13 case to court
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office is handing to court the case of attempted coup of January 13, 1991, which is the most significant and the largest case in the history of Lithuania’s law-enforcement, the office said. […]
Society
Lithuanian law expert: Communist crimes tribunal a symbolic act but of little legal consequence
Establishing an international institution for investigating Communist crimes would be a rather symbolic act, but it will probably would not lead to prosecution of those behind the Communist repressions, says Professor Justinas Žilinskas of the Lithuanian Mykolas Romeris University’s Department of International and European Union Law. […]
Sports
Laurynas Grigelis wins ITF tournament in Romania
Lithuania’s second-best tennis player Laurynas Grigelis (24, ATP 277) continues a successful season with one more final and title in Romania. One week after loosing in a final match in the ITF Future in Romania, the young Lithuanian won another tournament in the country. […]