2018 - Page 95 of 185 - the Lithuania Tribune

King Willem-Alexander and the President Grybauskaitė at the Presidential Palace. Photo @ Presidential Palace

King of the Netherlands to meet with Dutch soldiers deployed in Lithuania in Rukla

June 15, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

On June 15 His Majesty King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander while conducting a state visit in Lithuania will meet with Dutch soldiers serving in the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group in Rukla. His Majesty will be escorted by President of the Republic of Lithuania HE Dalia Grybauskaitė, Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Jonas Vytautas Žukas during the visit to the Lithuanian Armed Forces Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment in Rukla, the Ministry of Defence of Lithuania announced. […]

Judges decide against recusing in MG Baltic case in Lithuania, hearing continues

June 15, 2018 BNS 0

Vilnius Regional Court judges has decided not to recuse from hearing the MG Baltic political corruption case. A call for prosecutor Justas Laucius to recuse has also been rejected. […]

Lithuanians have most trust in EU among member states – Eurobarometer

June 15, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania continues leading among EU member states in terms of trust in the Community, a new Eurobarometer survey has showed. […]

Lithuanians more upbeat about economic situation – Eurobarmeter

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanians are more upbeat about the country’s economic situation but the share of people who think so is still smaller than those with an opposite opinion, a new Eurobarometer survey has revealed. […]

Seimas lowers age limit for local election candidates

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania has lowered the age limit for running for councilor or mayor to 18 years. […]

STT: almost fifth of municipal staff in Lithuania are relatives

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Almost a fifth of staff at Lithuanian municipalities are relatives, a new analysis carried out by the country’s Special Investigation Service (STT) has revealed. […]

Moment from the opening ceremony of the Lithuanian Film Week_Representatives of the Lithuanian Film Centre, Lithuanian producers and the Lithuanian Ambassador to China Ina Marčiulionytė

First ever Lithuanian Film Week in Beijing

June 14, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

On June 2–10, seven Capital Star Art Film theaters in the Chinese capital welcomed cinema-goers to 21 screenings of Lithuanian film. They had a chance to meet a delegation of the Lithuanian film industry – representatives of the Lithuanian Film Centre and producers of the films selected to be screened at the event – who came to Beijing for the Lithuanian film week, the Lithuanian Film Centre wrote in a press release. […]

PM hopes to push through tax, pension reforms

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis admits that some of the government’s proposed tax and pension system improvements are making slow progress through the Seimas, but hopes to reach a compromise and carry through the planned changes. […]

Seimas speaker calls deportations a shadow trailing behind every Lithuanian family

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Deportations and repressions are a shadow of history that trails behind every Lithuanian family, the speaker of the Seimas said on Thursday as the nation remembers the victims of Stalin’s deportations. […]

Eight Lithuanian MPs, Landsbergis meet with Dalai Lama

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Eight members of the Seimas and Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis met with the Dalai Lama in Vilnius on Thursday morning. […]

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte

Netherlands recruits Baltic States to compensate for effects of Brexit

June 14, 2018 Dario Cavegn 0

The Netherlands is building new coalitions within the EU to compensate for the loss of the UK as the union’s main free trade champion, and has found partners in the Baltic States. At the same time, a domestic policy issue involving gas supplies and the Dutch stance on Russia have the potential to put what has been dubbed the New Hanseatic League to the test Dario Cavegn writes in the ERR News. […]

R. Valatka. The Lord’s first address without a crown

June 14, 2018 Rimvydas Valatka 0

The president read her ninth annual address yesterday. But this was only the first annual address by Dalia Grybauskaitė that she read without the crown of a lord. Speaking while looking at everyone from up […]

Audronius Ažubalis. The new political leadership of the European Union faded in St Petersburg

June 14, 2018 Audronius Azubalis 0

Less than one week ago, when releasing the text on the relations between major European Union powers and the US, I did not expect myself to be writing so soon again. At the time when […]

Lithuania abstains in vote on UN resolution condemning Israel over Gaza violence (Updated)

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania abstained from voting in the UN General Assembly on a resolution condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in the Gaza Strip. […]

Romanian PM coming to Lithuania to discuss EU, NATO agenda

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is coming to Lithuania on Thursday to discuss the EU and NATO agenda. […]

Brussels lowers EU co-financing for Lithuania’s N-plant closure

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

The European Commission wants Lithuania to increase its share of co-financing for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) decommissioning. […]

Lithuania remembers victims of Soviet occupation, mass deportations

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania commemorates the victims of Soviet occupation and mass deportations as it marks the Day of Mourning and Hope on Thursday and the Day of Occupation and Genocide on Friday. […]

Culture Committee chairman Ramūnas Karbauskis

Seimas committee decides to create new media support model

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Culture decided on Wednesday to take the initiative to create a new media support model after rejecting amendments drafted by the Culture Ministry. […]

Lithuanian president thanks Dutch king for support in security, energy

June 14, 2018 BNS 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday thanked King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands for his country’s support to Lithuania in the areas of security and energy. […]

Lithuanian parlt commission decides not to open probe on MP Mackevič

June 13, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament’s Commission for Ethics and Procedures decided on Wednesday not to open a probe regarding MP Michal Mackevič of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (LLRA-KŠS). […]