Jordan
Foreign affairs

Lithuania to send military doctors to Jordan – president

Lithuania is planning to send several military doctors to Jordan to help the Middle Eastern country handle refugees from Syria, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said. […]

European Union

German decision to curb EU emigrant benefits could cause ‘chain reaction’ – Linkevičius

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has warned that a chain reaction could be triggered by a proposal in Germany to restrict social benefits for Immigrants from European Union member states. […]

Politics

Social Democrats drop referendum on dual citizenship idea

The ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party has decided not to propose calling a referendum on dual citizenship to be held alongside parliamentary elections this October. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Defence

Lithuania ‘likely’ to get NATO battalion – president

An international battalion of NATO troops is likely to be deployed to Lithuania, according to the country’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]