Zbigniew Brzezinski
Foreign affairs

Brzezinski was defender of free, democratic values – President Grybauskaite

Prominent US academician Zbigniew Brzezinski who passed away in the United States last week was an outstanding public figure, unwavering defender of freedom and democracy, true patriot of his country and faithful friend of Lithuania and Europe who worked for strengthening partnership ties between the United States and Europe, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite said in a message of condolences. […]

Rolandas Paksas
Politics

EP panel to decide on MEP Paksas’ immunity

The European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Legal Affairs should Monday submit a conclusion on whether Lithuania’s MEP Rolandas Paksas should have his legal immunity revoked in the investigation of peddling influence. […]

Lithuanian embassy in Copenhagen
Foreign affairs

Foreign Ministry to unveil new mobile app for those traveling abroad

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry will next week unveil a new mobile application that will allow people traveling abroad to view all relevant consular information and travel recommendations for specific countries and to use other functions. […]

Andrius Kubilius
Opinion

W. Europe needed a Marshall plan in 1947. In 2017 Marshall plan is needed for Ukraine

In 1947, following his return to Washington after the negotiations with Stalin and Molotov in Moscow, George Marshall, the famous US military leader and post-war Secretary of State, saw the need to promote economic recovery in Western Europe destroyed by war. This was seen as a stabilising factor and the only way to halt Stalin’s ambitions of expanding his political dominance to Western Europe. […]

Georgian flag
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian leaders congratulate Georgia on Independence Day

Lithuania’s leaders on Friday congratulated Georgia on the 99th anniversary of its Independence Day. […]

Jevgenijus Denisovas at Nemenčinė forest
CORPORATE

ARAS warning after Nemenčinė incident: don’t play war games in Lithuanian forests

Sunday morning at the Nemenčinė forest, a 12-person group gathers. It could be noted that some men are wearing the Russian model masked uniforms and are armed with the Russian machine guns. After getting signals from worried citizens, the police responds immediately, anti-terrorist operations team ARAS fighters come and detain potentially dangerous individuals. […]

Indian Minister Mobashar Jawed Akbar in Vilnius
Foreign affairs

High level Indian visit to Vilnius

On Thursday a high level delegation from India arrived in Vilnius ever since Lithuania and India established diplomatic relations 25 years ago, ties between the two nations have been warmer and friendlier than it is often acknowledged, according to India‘s Minister of State for External Affairs Mobashar Jawed Akbar who held a meeting on Thursday with Lithuania’s chief diplomat Linas Linkevičius. […]

Belarus embassy in Vilnius
Society

Vilnius police identify man who threw firecracker into Belarus’ embassy grounds

Vilnius police said on Thursday that they have identified a man who they suspect threw a firecracker into the Belarusian embassy grounds in the Lithuanian capital a week ago. […]