Defence
Lithuanian squad leader: Strength of Baltic Battalion lies in unity
Sergeant Rolandas Nakvosas is the Squad leader of the 2nd Surveillance Squad of the Heavy Artillery Company, King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion of Lithuania. […]
Year: 2015
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Kremlin says it is ready for dialogue with Baltic states
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s press secretary, Dmitri Peskov, said on Monday that Moscow was ready for talks with the Baltic states. […]
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Lithuanian PM suggests holding first joint sitting of Lithuanian and Latvian governments
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius participated in the 6th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) in Jurmala, Latvia. He met with his Latvian counterpart Laimdota Straujuma to discuss intergovernmental cooperation and bilateral and multilateral meetings that are planned to be held in Lithuania. […]
Defence
Lithuanian police launch investigation into army website hacking
Lithuania’s police on Monday launched a pre-trial investigation into the recent hacking of the website of Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The website itself is now shut down for upgrading. […]
Politics
Lithuanian defence minister rejects criticism over An-12 search operation
Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas does not admit to have made any mistakes during the search and rescue operation for the An-2 plane that crashed in the Baltic Sea in the middle of May, and has not plans to resign. […]
European Union
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Lithuanian police offer help to Swedish law enforcement in murder case
Lithuania’s police have offered their assistance to Swedish counterparts investigating the murder case of a Swedish teenager, in which two Lithuanian citizens are named as suspects. […]
Defence
Society
Five Lithuanian trade union members under radar after attending training in Moscow
Five representatives of Lithuanian trade unions attended a training in Moscow for over a week, with participation of one covered by the Utena district municipality. […]
European Union
German MEP in Lithuania: Shale gas extraction is unnecessary
Rebecca Harms, Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens at the European Parliament, says that shale gas extraction will not contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. And if shale gas is going to be extracted, then tight regulation related to environment and water resources is needed. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president welcomes US weaponry plans
The decision to station American weaponry in Eastern Europe, including the Baltic states, is an outcome of the Wales agreements, and Lithuania supports, welcomes and looks forward to the decisions, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Society
Lithuania commemorates 75 years since beginning of Soviet occupation and mass deportations
Lithuania marks the Mourning and Hope Day on June 14, commemorating the start of the occupation by the Soviet Union in 1940 and the beginning of mass deportations. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence minister confirms reports about deployment of US heavy weapons
US media reports about deployment of heavy weaponry in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia along with some other Eastern European nations are correct, says Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas, adding that the equipment will contribute to regional security and serve as yet another measure to deter Russia. […]
Sports
Berankis back on track at Gerry Weber Open
After ten losses in a row, Lithuania’s best tennis player Ričardas Berankis is back on track with qualification to the main draw of the Gerry Weber Open championship. […]
Defence
Lithuanian foreign minister: Stationing of US heavy weapons will change situation in region
Following US media reports that the Pentagon may station heavy weapons for its troops in several Eastern European and Baltic countries, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Sunday that these proposals are part of a US Congress-approved program to step up security in Eastern and Central Europe and that such weaponry would substantially change the security situation in Lithuania and throughout the region. […]
Economy
Energy
Lithuanian company to help Colombia build LNG terminal
Klaipėdos Nafta AB, an operator of the Klaipėda Oil Terminal, has signed an agreement under which the Lithuanian company will help to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Colombia. This is the very first this kind of agreement in the Lithuanian energy sector. […]