Defence
Lithuanian army holds mobilization drill
The Lithuanian army is on Thursday testing its mobilization system. […]
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Politics
Lithuanian PM backs dual citizenship referendum proposal
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says he is in favour of a proposal to hold a referendum on dual citizenship alongside the forthcoming general elections, but cautions that the amendments should prevent abuse cases. […]
Politics
New Vilnius mayor and city council sworn in
New Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius and members of the new municipal council were sworn in on Wednesday. […]
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Estonian officer in Russia has not been charged yet
There have been no clear charges pressed against Estonian security police officer Eston Kohver, currently kept detained in Russia, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Keit Pentus-Rosimannus said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
European Union
EU antitrust chief: Gazprom’s case is not political
The case against alleged abuse of dominance by Russia’s gas giant Gazprom is not political, the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Policy has said. […]
European Union
Lithuanian government considers sending helicopter to Mediterranean
Amidst the European Union‘s (EU) efforts to solve the immigration crisis, the Lithuanian government is considering the possibility to assign a helicopter and a crew of the State Border Guard Service for rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, the prime minister’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday. […]
European Union
Gazprom might have abused dominance in EU, European Commission rules
Gazprom might have charged unfair gas prices and abused dominance, the European Commission (EC) has said after completing a probe into possible abuse of monopoly power by the Russian gas giant in some Central and Eastern European countries. […]
Society
Lithuanian courts okey 99 percent of wiretap requests
Courts in Lithuania satisfy 99 percent of requests from prosecutors to wiretap telephone conversations, statistics show. […]
Energy
Vilnius court closes case on Gazprom’s access to anti-trust fine documents
A Vilnius court on Tuesday closed its hearing into a complaint filed by Gazprom over the Lithuanian competition watchdog’s decision not to grant it full access to documents regarding an anti-trust fine of almost 35.7 million euros it imposed on the Russian gas giant. […]
European Union
Lithuania ready to step up involvement in migrant rescue missions, president says
Lithuania is ready to step up its involvement in migrant rescue missions and provide humanitarian aid as the European Unions mulls ways to deal with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army to train acting without NATO allies
The Lithuanian army will hold exercises to improve interoperability of Lithuanian institutions without the assistance of NATO allies, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Tuesday, presenting the upcoming national Exercise Lighting Strike 2015. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government to raise minimum pay to EUR 350
The minimum monthly wage in Lithuania will be increased by 25 euros to 325 euros in July and may be raised by a further 25 euros to 350 euros early in 2016, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said. […]
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Lithuania to send experts to Ukraine’s Defence Ministry
Lithuania plans to send its experts to Ukraine‘s Ministry of Defence, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas, currently in Kiev, said on Monday. […]
European Union
Lithuania to help look for refugee problem solution, foreign minister says
Lithuania will look for ways to contribute to the EU and the international community’s efforts to resolve the refugee problem, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Monday in Luxembourg during a Foreign Affairs Council meeting. […]
Defence
NATO jets to start training in Baltic states
A two-day Baltic Region Air Training Event (BRTE XX) is starting in the Baltic airspace on Tuesday, involving fighter jets from Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Germany. […]
Society
Ukrainian economy minister to keep Lithuanian citizenship
Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavičius will retain his Lithuanian citizen despite getting a Ukrainian passport, Lithuania’s Migration Department has decided. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Lithuanian conservative party will hold run-off voting in leadership pick
The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) will need run-off voting to elect its new chairperson. MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis came in a few dozen votes short of 50 percent of the vote in the first round of election this weekend. […]
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