FLTR Ambassador Pavilionis, his wife Lina, Artūras Vazbys, Liana Vazbienė and Vida Vasiliauskaitė. Photo Ludo Segers
Foreign affairs

Long goodbye of Ambassador Pavilionis

This week marked the first step in the departure from the United States by the present Lithuanian ambassador to the USA, Žygimantas Pavilionis. After five years of serving his country in the USA there have been a number of farewell ceremonies for Ambassador Pavilionis over the last few weeks in the US capital. During a ceremony earlier this week, a large number of well-wishers, including several ambassadors came to bid the chief diplomat goodbye. Several members of Ambassador Pavilionis staff will also depart this summer for their home country and they too honoured for their time and role promoting and supporting Lithuania in the USA. […]

Sign of a changing America   Photo Ludo Segers
Opinion

A very good week for President Obama

On Friday morning whilst he was preparing the eulogy for the nine murdered black people in Charleston, South Carolina, United States President Barack Obama received the last piece of good news in a week that had plenty to celebrate for the White House administration. Shortly after the the Supreme Court announcing marriage equality, President Obama issued a statement. “It’s been a significant morning. It’s been a significant couple of days. And it’s certainly been a significant month.” […]

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Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania backs EU-US trade deal and looks forward to US gas export

Lithuania supports efforts to reach, as soon as possible, an EU-US free trade agreement that will boost bilateral trade and will further strengthen transatlantic relations, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with John Boehner, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, in Vilnius on Saturday. […]

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Economy

Bank of Lithuania chief: New measures to enhance financial system stability

The results of stress testing revealed that the domestic financial system is ready to withstand a sharp deterioration in the state of the economy or financial markets. New macroprudential requirements for banks, to be applied from this year, will help enhance the stability of Lithuania’s financial system. Such conclusions are presented in the Financial Stability Review published by the Bank of Lithuania, reports the Bank of Lithuania. […]

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Energy

Energy accounted for 26.5 percent of Lithuania’s total industry in 2014

Statistics Lithuania said that it has released the annual publication Production of Commodities 2014. […]

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Society

Lithuanian and London police cooperate on investigation into human trafficking

Officers from the London Metropolitan Police‘s trafficking and kidnap unit visited the Lithuanian western port of Klaipėda as the two forces are carrying out an investigation into human trafficking by an organized criminal group. […]