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Third Ukrainian-Lithuanian family arrives in Lithuania

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

A third Ukrainian family of Lithuanian descent has arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday. The Lithuanian government has offered to resettle Ukrainians with Lithuanian ancestry from war-hit Donbass region. […]

Israeli government doesn’t mind Vilnius Sports Palace renovation project, Lithuanian PM says

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

Israel has no objections to Lithuania about the renovation project of the Concert and Sports Palace in central Vilnius which is located near an old Jewish cemetery, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]

Lithuanian parliament speaker: Dividing refugees by quotas ‘immoral’

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that distributing refugees by quotas is immoral. She also says there needs to be a systematic approach to the crisis which would distinguish between war refugees and economic migrants. […]

Lufthansa cancels Vilnius-Frankfurt flights due to pilots’ strike

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

Lufthansa has cancelled several flights between Vilnius and Frankfurt because of a strike by its pilots. […]

Lithuania could start talks on gas imports from Israel next year, PM says

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

With Israel set to launch massive liquefied natural gas production in 2016, Lithuania could begin talks on gas imports “at specialists’ level” as soon as next year, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said. […]

Brussels asks Lithuania to accept additional 780 refugees

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

The European Commission (EC) has proposed that Lithuania should accept 780 refugees, in addition to the number agreed upon previously, who are currently in Hungary, Greece and Italy, diplomatic sources told BNS on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian PM wants parliament debates on hosting refugees

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

The issue of refugees to be received by Lithuania should be discussed by the Political Council of the ruling coalition and presented at the parliament, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]

Lithuanian PM says Israel ‘strategic regional partner’

September 9, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said in Israel on Tuesday that the country was a strategic regional partner, expressing hope for future strengthening of the partnership. […]

Lithuanian PM pays tribute to Holocaust victims in Jerusalem

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust in the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday. […]

Vilnius to host rally in solidarity with refugees

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Vilnius will host a “friendly demonstration” on Saturday to express solidarity with refugees. Around 200 people are expected to attend the demonstration, the organizers said. […]

Ukraine’s economy minister keeps Lithuanian citizenship

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavičius has retained his Lithuanian citizenship, although the law says that citizenship is lost when a person works for a foreign country’s civil service without permission. […]

Lithuania’s energy minister going to Poland to discuss GIPL

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis is going on a visit to Poland to discuss ways to speed up the implementation of GIPL, the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania project, and other energy cooperation issues. […]

Lithuania to set up economic cooperation committee with Palestine

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah have decided to set up an intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation. […]

Lithuanian parliament must have a say on refugee numbers, Seimas speaker says

September 8, 2015 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania must decide on the number of refugees Lithuania could accept, its Speaker Loreta Graužinienė believes. […]

NATO jets in Baltics perform 5 scrambles to intercept Russian planes

September 7, 2015 BNS 0

Last week, NATO fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission were scrambled five times to intercept Russian military aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]