BNS, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Ryanair to launch flights from Kaunas to Israel in early November

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Ireland’s low-cost airline Ryanair is planning to launch flights between Kaunas in Lithuania and Eilat in Israel. […]

US general in Lithuania: You’ll see increasing exercises in Baltics

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Visiting Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Raymond T. Odierno says military exercises in the Baltic states will be of “greater sizes” in the future. […]

Lithuanian president: Greece might have to drop out of eurozone

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Greece might have to renounce the euro if the country’s government refuses to make commitments and continues with its “irresponsible” policy, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]

Lithuania army suspends purchase of German weaponry amidst suspicions of defects

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is getting involved in an internationally-escalating scandal centred around G36 assault rifles produced by German company Heckler & Koch. […]

US Army Chief of Staff General Odierno visiting Lithuania

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Chief of Staff of the US Army General Raymond Odierno is visiting Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian president and finance minister off to Brussels for Greek debt summit

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius will on Tuesday attend an emergency meeting with their counterparts in Brussels to discuss the Greek debt crisis following the Sunday referendum that saw the Greeks voted down austerity measures. […]

Lithuanian PM: Greece will remain in eurozone

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Greece will remain in the eurozone despite the Greeks’ decision in the recent referendum to reject the creditors’ proposed reforms and austerity measures, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes. […]

President Grybauskaitė calls on nation to rediscover Lithuania in State Day address

July 6, 2015 BNS 0

Congratulating the nation on the State Day in Simonas Daukantas Square outside the Presidential Palace on Monday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė called on people to rediscover Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian Ambassador Remigijus Motuzas, Russian President Vladimir Putin

Lithuanian envoy says reports on Baltic independence probe in Russia are “propaganda”

July 6, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian Ambassador to Russia Remigijus Motuzas calls Russian media reports of a probe allegedly launched in Russia into the recognition of the Baltic states’ independence in 1991 “propaganda”. […]

Lithuania marks State Day – Coronation of King Mindaugas

July 6, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania marks the State Day (the Coronation of King Mindaugas) on Monday. On this occasion, Lithuania’s residents and Lithuanians living abroad are being traditionally invited to sing the national anthem together. […]

It will be hard to help Greece when it doesn’t want help – Lithuanian foreign minister

July 6, 2015 BNS 0

It will be very difficult to help Greece whose people voted against reforms demanded by the country creditors in a referendum on Sunday, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says, adding that the possibility of Greece’s euro exist is absolutely real. […]

Greek “no” complicates situation – Lithuanian president

July 6, 2015 BNS 0

The Greek vote against reforms proposed by the country’s creditors has further complicated the situation, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on late Sunday. […]

Lithuanian paraglider pilot dies during accident in Poland

July 5, 2015 BNS 0

A Lithuanian paraglider pilot died in hospital after an accident during a paragliding championship in Poland. […]

Lithuanian leaders congratulate US on Independence Day

July 4, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian leaders on Saturday congratulated the United States on its Independence Day, underlying partnership between the two countries in their messages of congratulation. […]

Latvijas Tilti challenges Lithuanian court’s decision on Vilnius bypass tender

July 4, 2015 BNS 0

A Lithuanian court on Friday allowed continuing with the 90-million-euro worth tender to build an extension to Vilnius western bypass, which was previously suspended by Latvijas Tilti and Kauno Keliai (Kaunas Roads). However, the leading Latvia’s road and bridge construction company and the Lithuanian road building company have already managed to contest this decision before the Lithuanian Supreme Court. […]