Society
Lithuania grapples with homophobia
Lithuania has recently started discussing its attitudes towards homosexuality, in what remains a novelty for a country ranked among the most homophobic in the EU. […]
Year: 2015
Defence
Society
Seventeen Lithuanian students received The Duke of Edinburgh‘s International Awards at British Embassy in Vilnius
The British Embassy in Vilnius hosted an award ceremony to recognize the achievements of the participants of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award. This year, 17 participants of the programme received 15 Bronze and 2 Silver Awards. […]
Economy
Economic instability in Europe triggered by fragmentation, Lithuanian analyst says
Instability in the euro area results from fragmentation, chief economist for Lithuania at Nordea, the biggest financial group in the Nordic and Baltic countries, believes. […]
Defence
Lithuanian foreign minister: We are not looking to escalate regional tensions
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, has emphasised that the goal of NATO is to ensure security of its member states, not threaten or incite tensions. […]
Society
Dual citizenship in limbo if referendum in Lithuania fails
A sociological poll has revealed that many people approve of legalising dual citizenship and would vote in favour of the proposal in a referendum. According to political scientist Algis Krupavičius, a referendum on dual citizenship might be successful if the matter was presented as the interest of the state and if numerous parties campaigned together. […]
TEN-T days 2015: Focus on Rail Baltica
On Monday, at one of the most important European Union (EU) annual transport events TEN-T days 2015, the representatives of the joint venture of the three Baltic States RB Rail presented the project Rail Baltica – a great example of a propriety infrastructure project of a common interest, reports the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania. […]
Energy
Stockholm arbitration court to start hearing dispute between Lithuania and Gazprom next week
A Stockholm arbitration court will next week start hearing the Lithuanian government’s suit against Russia‘s gas supplier Gazprom over unfair gas prices. […]
Defence
US weaponry should reach Baltic states in early 2016
The first heavy US weaponry should reach the Baltic states in early 2016, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence has said. […]
Uncategorized
US to ‘pre-position’ heavy weapons in Baltic states, defence secretary says
The US will pre-position heavy weapons, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery in central and eastern Europe for the first time, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said on Tuesday, AFP reports. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence minister invites Norway to send back-up for Baltic air policing mission
Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with is Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Soereide and invited Norway to deploy a back-up contingent for the Baltic air policing mission in Lithuania in 2016. […]
Defence
Lithuania to increase number of professional troops
The number of professional troops in the Lithuanian army will grow by more than a thousand, and discussions on the number of conscripts have been postponed until the fall after the Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday endorsed the principled structure of the country’s army in 2016. […]
European Union
ECB assistance to Greek banks to continue, according to Lithuanian central bank chief
The European Central Bank‘s support to Greek banks, the so-called Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA), is likely to continue, the Lithuanian central bank governor said on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian defence minister survives interpellation at parliament
Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas remains in place after the country’s parliament on Tuesday accepted his interpellation answers regarding the search and rescue operation for a plane that crashed in the Baltic Sea in the middle of May. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president wants EU’s refugee resettlement scheme to include migrants from Eastern Europe
Lithuania hopes that the European Union‘s refugee resettlement scheme will be voluntary and will not be restricted to only migrants coming from the south. […]
Foreign affairs
Speaker of US House of Representatives to pay visit to Lithuania
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner is scheduled to come to Lithuania this week. […]
Economy
Social entrepreneur: ‘Leave in better condition than you found it’ should be motto for all business
Fionn Dobbin, entrepreneur and lecturer at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, started his social enterprise after he heard a story about one unhappy woman. […]
European Union
Lithuanian president says eurozone leaders still far from deal with Greece
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the Greek government still does not understand what may happen to the state if its authorities do not take responsibility for their actions and that the eurozone’s leaders are still “far away from” a deal with Greece to resolve the debt crisis. […]
Society
Lithuanian football player detained under Germany’s European arrest warrant
Lithuanian football players Tauras Grinius, representing the Rudupis Prienai club, was detained in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Monday night. […]
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister: Russian sanction extension shows Europe can be united
EU foreign ministers’ decision on Monday to extend the existing economic sanctions against Russia shows that Europe can be united on the issue, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]