Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament votes down proposal on defence advisers at embassies
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday rejected the government’s wish to have defence advisers working at the country’s embassies abroad. […]
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Economy
Work on Rail Baltica going smoothly, Lithuanian PM says
Work on the Rail Baltica section between Kaunas and Lithuania’s border with Poland is going smoothly, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius assured on Tuesday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM to ask Special Investigation Service for more details on Gedvilas report
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he plans to ask the country’s Special Investigation Service (STT) for more detailed information about the Labour Party‘s candidate for education and science minister Vydas Gedvilas. […]
Defence
Conscription notices to be sent to 37,000 men in Lithuania
Lists of conscripts have been complied at the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence on Monday. […]
Defence
NATO jets scrambled from Lithuania over 2 Russian transport planes
NATO fighter-jets on an air policing mission were scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Monday to accompany two Russian military transport airplanes. […]
Politics
Lithuania government decides to change regional division to keep EU aid
The Lithuanian government has decided to change the regional division of the country to ensure that it does not lose 2.7 billion euros in EU support during the next financial framework period. […]
Foreign affairs
New French ambassador takes office in Lithuania
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday accepted letters of credence from Ambassador Philippe Jeantaud of France. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to preside over UN Security Council meeting on Mediterranean crisis
Lithuania will Monday preside over the meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on the crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, where thousands of migrants have perished while trying to cross from North Africa to Europe. […]
Defence
Large military exercise starting off Lithuania’s Baltic coast
An international naval exercise Baltic Fortress 2015 is starting in the Baltic Sea off the Lithuanian coast on Monday, involving 20 warships and three international staffs. […]
Economy
Foreign minister: Lithuania is helping businesses in search of new markets
Amid deteriorating relations with Russia, Lithuania is helping businesses to look for new markets abroad, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Society
Equality watchdog gets complaint over its own anti-violence campaign
Lithuania’s Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson‘s Office has received a complaint over its own social anti-violence campaign “Men for Women” showing men as dogs, pigs and jackasses and calling on men not to use violence against women. […]
Society
Lithuania’s Russian speakers mark end of WWII at Vilnius cemetery
As Russia marks the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, several thousand people, mainly Russian-speakers, gathered at Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius to pay tribute to WWII victims and surviving war veterans. […]
Economy
Moody‘s upgrades Lithuania’s government bond rating
Moody‘s credit rating agency has upgraded Lithuania‘s long-term borrowing rating from Baa1 (positive outlook) to A3 (stable outlook). […]
Politics
Lithuanian PM calls European unity example worth following
Congratulating the nation on the occasion of Europe Day Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Friday stressed the importance of unity. […]
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Brussels expected to decide on Rail Baltica financing in July
RB Rail, a joint venture established by the three Baltic countries for Rail Baltica, expects the European Commission (EC) to give its answer on financing for the European standard gauge railway project in July, Lithuania’s Deputy Transport Minister has said. […]
Foreign affairs
Defence
Lithuania and Germany agree on howitzer deal
Lithuanian experts reached agreement on the purchase of 16 Pzh2000 howitzer during their visit to Germany earlier this week, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. […]
Defence
Five Ukrainian soldiers arrive for treatment in Lithuania
Five more Ukrainian troops have arrived in Lithuania for treatment, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. […]
Defence
Spying suspect tells court Belarusian agent was interested in US planes landing in Vilnius
Lithuanian citizen Romuald Lipskij, a former employee of state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation), accused of spying for Belarus, says Sergey Kurulenko, an agent of the Chief Intelligence Board of the Belarusian Armed Forces’ General Staff, wanted to know the numbers of US planes landing in Vilnius Airport. […]