Foreign affairs
Lithuania allocates EUR 12,000 for flood-hit Georgia
Lithuania has allocated EUR 12,000 in humanitarian aid to Georgian people recently hit by floods, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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European Union
ECB vice-president: Greek ‘No’ vote would weaken chances for financial assistance deal
A “No” vote in Greece‘s referendum on Sunday would weaken chances for Athens to reach an agreement with its creditors, Vitor Constancio, vice-president of the European Central Bank, said in Vilnius on Friday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president vetoes amendments allowing political control of media
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday vetoed proposed amendments to the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, which, in her opinion, would pave the way for the media’s control by political parties. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania supports international fight against nuclear terrorism
The four-day Sherpa Meeting before the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit ended on 2 July in Vilnius. The meeting brought together 130 high-ranking officials from 48 countries along with representatives from international organisations like the United Nations (UN), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Union (EU) and Interpol, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
Energy
Lithuanian government considers options to cut LNG terminal’s costs
The Lithuanian government is considering several options to reduce the costs of maintenance of the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Friday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian foreign minister might run for parliament
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius might run for parliament during the Seimas elections in 2016 and might be nominated by the now-ruling Social Democratic Party of Lithuania in the country’s second-largest city of Kaunas. […]
Energy
Litgas and Statoil prepare joint venture to enter Baltic Sea small scale LNG market
Natural gas supply and trading company Litgas, part of Lithuania’s state owned energy holding Lietuvos Energija, and Norway‘s Statoil, a leading global energy company in oil and gas production, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday in Vilnius regarding establishment of a joint venture company in Lithuania to develop small scale LNG bunkering services, Litgas reports. […]
Economy
Vilnius court orders freeze on all assets of Air Lituanica
A court has ordered a freeze on all of the assets of Air Lituanica, a defunct airline that is indirectly owned by the city of Vilnius. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian soldiers seen off to Operation ATALANTA
Two Lithuanian soldiers from the National Support Element (NSE) have been seen off to the Operation ATALANTA in Africa, the Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania appoints honorary consul in Kharkov
Konstiantyn Tokarev has been appointed Lithuania’s honorary consul in the Ukrainian region of Kharkov. […]
Politics
Vilnius Liberals kick British member out for disrespectful Facebook post
Mark Adam Harold, a British citizen and member of the Vilnius Council’s Liberal Movement political group, has been kicked out of the group for a disrespectful Facebook post about Lithuania. […]
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Lithuania against exceptions for blacklisted Russian representatives at OSCE PA, foreign minister says
Lithuania is against exceptions for Russia‘s representatives on Europe’s blacklist, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday after Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin was not allowed to attend the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly in Helsinki, sparking Russia’s anger. […]
Defence
US troops arrived in Lithuania for combined training
On 1 July, a US Air Force‘s C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft landed at Vilnius International Airport bringing 80 members of the Germany-based 4th Infantry Division’s Mission Command Element (MCE) under the command of Brigadier General Michael Tarsa for combined training in Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence Said. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM still supports original name spelling in documents
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he still supports the proposal to allow the original spelling of non-Lithuanian names using the Latin alphabet after the Seimas of Lithuania postponed the issue until its autumn session later this week. […]
Energy
Energy minister expects Stockholm court to side with Lithuania in its dispute with Gazprom
Lithuanian energy minister believes that Stockholm arbitration court, which on Wednesday started hearing Lithuania’s suit against Russia‘s gas supplier Gazprom in which the government seeks more than a billion euros in compensation for overcharging of gas supplies, will rule in Lithuania’s favour. […]
Culture
Chicago choir to give anniversary concerts in Lithuania
One of the most sensational choirs of Chicago will throw a concert in Lithuania to celebrate its anniversary. […]
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Russian MP Zhirinovsky suggests referendums in Baltics on joining Russian Federation
Member of the Russian Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky, notorious for his eccentric and chauvinistic statements, is calling for a referendum to be organized in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia where people would be offered to vote for the countries to be included in the Russian Federation. Zhirinovsky openly announced that the referendum is not an attempt to allow the residents to exercise their democratic rights to voice their wishes, but to give them the opportunity to “agree becoming part of Russia again”. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
Lithuania and Cuba soon to be diplomatic neighbours in Washington
Early Thursday morning several media teams set up in the neighbourhood of the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington DC. The Swiss Embassy, Cuban Special Interest Section is located next door to the Lithuanian Embassy on 16th Street. It houses the Cuban representation in the US Capital after the Americans severed diplomatic relations with the island nation 54 years ago at the height of the Cold War. The somewhat secretive mission got mainly attention in the past whenever demonstrators would gather to demand the release of Americans or dissidents held in Cuban prisons. All of that is about to end. […]