May 2018 - Page 19 of 19 - the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuanian MPs propose freezing Russian oligarchs’ assets

May 2, 2018 BNS 0

Representatives of two Lithuanian opposition parties – the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats and the Liberal Movement – are calling for the adoption of amendments that would create legal provisions to freeze assets of Russian oligarchs blacklisted by the Baltic state and restrict their economic and financial activities in the country. […]

Portugal to take lead of NATO’s Baltic air-policing, backed by Spain, France

May 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, will host on Wednesday a changeover of rotations conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states. […]

Lithuanian language watchdog favors Sakartvelas as alternative name for Georgia

May 2, 2018 BNS 0

The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK) is inclined to officially approve “Sakartvelas” as an alternative name for “Gruzija”, the current name for Georgia used by Lithuanians. […]

Vilnius Mayor Šimašius among Lithuanians blacklisted by Russia

May 2, 2018 BNS 0

Vilniaus Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says that he is on Russia’s blacklist of Lithuanians barred from entering the country. […]

Lithuania’s Poles expect European initiative to help better ensure national minority rights

May 2, 2018 BNS 0

Signatures are being collected for a European citizens’ initiative calling for better ensuring the rights of national minorities in EU member states. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]