Society
US plans investigative journalism training in Baltic states
The US Embassy in Lithuania is looking for organizers of “investigative journalism training to counter Russian messaging in the Baltics”. […]
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Russian journalist’s asylum to be decided by Lithuania’s Migration Department
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Russian journalist Andrey Nekrasov, who has been detained in Cyprus under a Moscow-issued arrest warrant and should soon be handed over to Lithuania, is eligible for asylum in this country, adding that the decision will be made by the Migration Department. […]
Foreign affairs
Poland’s outgoing president presents a gift to Lithuania
On the last days of his term as the President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski made a present to Lithuania. He handed over documents relating to his grandparents’ former estate in Lithuania and works by a Polish artist who lived in Lithuania. […]
Defence
Lithuanian and American troops start joint exercise
Lithuanian and US army logistics specialists are this week attending a logistics training in Lithuania and Poland. […]
Defence
Society
Lithuanian judge born in deportation removes himself from hearing Soviet agent case
Judge Pranas Šimkus in the northern Lithuanian city of Panevėžys has withdrawn from hearing the case of Jonas Gailiūnas, 87, a former Soviet secret service agent who is standing trial for the deportation of Lithuanian people during the Soviet times. […]
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Economy
Lithuania introduces stricter speed limits due to heat
Additional speed limits may be imposed in Lithuania due to the continuing heat spell, the Road Administration said on Friday. […]
Defence
Foreign services made four attempts to recruit Lithuanian border guards this year
Four attempts by foreign services to recruit officers of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service were documented in 2015, the service said on Friday. […]
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Reporters Without Borders urge Lithuania grant asylum to Russian journalist
International non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders has urged Lithuania to grant asylum to Russian journalist Andrey Nekrasov who was recently detained in Cyprus under a Moscow-issued arrest warrant. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Lithuanian interior minister inspects refugee accommodation facilities
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis and Vice-Minister Elvinas Jankevičius visited the city of Jonava on Thursday to discuss accommodation and integration of refugees to be hosted by Lithuania. […]
Society
Mission Siberia participants share impressions with Russian ambassador
Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov met with participants of Mission Siberia 2015 earlier this week after they returned to Lithuania from the Russian region of Tomsk. […]
Culture
Foreign affairs
Lithuania refuses visa to Russian citizen with Crimean passport record
Lithuania has rejected a visa application from a Russian citizen whose passport specified the Republic of Crime as part of Russia as his place of birth, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president: NATO presence in Baltics still ‘unprecedented’
NATO‘s Baltic air policing mission is being downsized alongside reinforcements in other security elements in the Baltic region and therefore is not significant, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Defence
Lithuanian deputy defence minister: Bad time to cut NATO Baltic air policing
Now is a bad time to reduce the number of fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO‘s air policing mission, Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Marijus Velička says. […]
Politics
Energy
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Lithuanian political scientists divided on NATO’s Baltic air policing mission downsize
NATO‘s leadership decided to downsize the Baltic air policing mission in order to make rational use of resources, but Lithuania should not applaud it, as it reduces the Alliance’s visibility, says political scientist Gražvydas Jasutis. Meanwhile his colleague Kęstutis Girnius believes that the reinforcement has already served its purpose of reassuring the Baltic states and the decision makes good sense. […]