January 2018 - Page 11 of 16 - the Lithuania Tribune

Foreign Policy and Michael Carpenter in detail about the Marshal Plan for Ukraine

January 11, 2018 Andrius Kubilius 0

As part of its article dedicated to the Marshal Plan for Ukraine, which was initiated by us, the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail cites an article by Michael Carpenter, Adviser to former US Vice President Joe Biden, where he praises our initiative. I was thus impelled to get a hold of the entire article by Carpenter. The article was published in the final issue of Foreign Policy, one of the most influential magazines worldwide and one that is most widely read by foreign policy experts. […]

G. Kirkilas: we must make good use of the Lithuanian-Polish relations‘ renaissance

January 11, 2018 Media Briefing 0

A new prime minister was appointed in Poland and the country’s ministerial cabinet was reshuffled. International policy commenters in Europe predict more moderate Polish policy. How will Polish foreign policy change and what influence could […]

Almost 300 French troops join NATO battalion in Lithuania

January 11, 2018 BNS 0

Almost 300 French troops have been deployed to Lithuania as part of NATO‘s multinational battalion. […]

Lithuanian PM suggests not tearing alcohol ads out of foreign magazines

January 11, 2018 BNS 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis suggests that Lithuanian press distributors should not tear alcohol ads out of foreign magazines sold in the country. […]

PM sees Seimas probe into public broadcaster LRT as ‘last resort’

January 11, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that a proposed parliamentary investigation into Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) would be a measure of last resort, adding that the public broadcaster’s financial and economic activities should be probed by the appropriate authorities. […]

Sabonis’ sons Domantas and Tautvydas on Lithuania’s 2018 military draft lists

January 11, 2018 BNS 0

Basketball players Domantas Sabonis and Tautvydas Sabonis, the sons of Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuania’s basketball legend who now serves as president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, or LKF, are on this year’s military conscription lists published on Wednesday, the federation confirmed. […]

Lithuania hosts traditional Snow Meeting of politicians, experts

January 11, 2018 BNS 0

Security policy experts are gathering in Lithuania on Thursday for an annual Snow Meeting to discuss key challenges faced by the transatlantic community and responses to these challenges. […]

Lithuanian government approves state enterprises’ reorganization plan

January 11, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday a plan for reorganizing companies that hold the status of state enterprises. […]

Imantas Melianas. Does Lithuania need its own Dodon?

January 10, 2018 Imantas Melianas 0

From the very start when Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia in 1999 and his supporting OCG (organised criminal group) formed out of KGB agents and oligarchs, this state and its policies became a […]

Lithuanian president sees removed foreign magazine pages with alcohol ads as disgrace

January 10, 2018 BNS 0

Enforcement of the full ban on alcohol advertisement has put Lithuania in disgrace over the fact that companies distributing foreign publications are forced to tear out pages containing such ads or hide it in other ways, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Education minister suggests terminating Education University’s studies in July

January 10, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Education and Science Ministry says that the studies of the University of Education Sciences (LEU) should be terminated in July, while students of the university should continue their education at the Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) after restructuring. […]

Foreign minister: indicators of non-political ties with Russia positive

January 10, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that non-political ties with Russia are maintained and the necessary tasks are in progress, while political meetings make no sense at the moment. […]

Defence minister publishes recruitment lists for 2018

January 10, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday published the recruitment list for the country’s Armed Forces. […]

Benefits to Lithuania in the EU-Russian economic war

January 10, 2018 Media Briefing 0

Lithuanians have adapted well to the European Union‘s economic sanctions on Russia and its retaliatory bans on European imports. Though the export of Lithuanian origin goods to Russia has almost halved since the Crimean annexation […]

Expression of disagreement with the Lithuanian vote on Jerusalem: damage to national interest

January 10, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

At the initiative of the Lithuania – US association, a group of public figures, intellectuals, politicians and journalists voiced their disagreement on the Lithuanian vote in the December 21, 2017 UN General Assembly. “It doesn’t […]

Lithuania should hold balanced stance on Chinese investment – Linkevičius

January 10, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania may benefit from Chinese investment, however, they should be considered from the economic and the national security point of view, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, adding that strategic objects should be controlled by the state. […]