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Economists warn Russia’s new restrictions might affect Lithuania’s entire economy

November 26, 2014 BNS 0

If stepped-up checks of Lithuanian trucks at the Russian border remain in place for an extended period of time, Lithuania’s transport sector would suffer substantial losses, which may hit hard the entire national economy, the economists have warned, adding that new Russia’s restrictions will undermine Lithuania’s competitive edge in the region, as far as re-exports of goods from the West to Russia are concerned. […]

Portugal sends reconnaissance plane to Lithuania after sub hunt off Swedish coasts

November 26, 2014 BNS 0

After the mysterious hunt for a submarine off the coasts of Sweden, a Portuguese Air Force reconnaissance airplane Lockheed P-3C CUP was sent to Lithuania in late October to observe the Baltic Sea. […]

Georgia’s ambassador in Vilnius: Russia is de facto annexing Abkhazia

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

Russia is de facto annexing Georgia‘s separatist Abkhazia region, with whom Moscow signed the so-called “strategic partnership” treaty, according to Georgia’s Ambassador in Vilnius Khatuna Salukvadze. […]

Lithuanian psychologists say censoring information on LGBT issues does harm to minors

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

The Union of Lithuanian Psychologists has issued a statement, criticizing a ban on airing a social video ad about LGBT rights on television. Broadcasters have refused to air the video, saying it would violate a controversial minors protection law, but psychologists claim censorship of this kind is what does harm to children rather than messages on LGBT people. […]

Russian customs officers instructed to put Lithuanian vehicles under extra scrutiny

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

Russian customs officers have been instructed to thoroughly check vehicles from Lithuania, the Lithuanian national road carriers association Linava said on Tuesday. […]

Lithuanian parliament endorses new media self-regulation procedure

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday adopted amendments to the Law on Pubic Information, changing the way the commission for media ethics is formed. […]

Lithuania to provide assistance to Ukraine based on its needs, defence minister says

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania will provide assistance to Ukraine based on the country’s needs, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Juozas Olekas told BNS on Tuesday. […]

National Minorities Department will give more powers to communities, Lithuanian PM says

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

The Department of National Minorities, an envisioned structure within the Lithuanian government, will give more decision-making powers to ethnic minorities, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says, adding that the government made a mistake when it dissolved the department which existed before 2010. […]

Economist expects Russia’s transport blockade to be short-lived

November 25, 2014 BNS 0

Moscow’s border restrictions for Lithuanian-registered cars and trucks are a short-lived measure, since a long-term blockade would backfire on Russia, according to Nerijus Mačiulis, the chief economist at Swedbank Lithuania. […]

Lithuania to fit out premises in Rome for embassy needs

November 23, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania is getting ready to renovate the premises it has received as compensation for its pre-war building Villa Lituania. The new property will be adapted for the needs of its embassy in Rome. […]

R&D expenditure in Lithuania among lowest in EU

November 21, 2014 BNS 0

Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Lithuania was among the lowest across the European Union (EU) in 2013, data from Eurostat shows. […]

NATO jets up more than 100 times over Russian planes near Baltics

November 19, 2014 BNS 0

NATO fighter jets have taken off more than 100 times so far this year, compared to just four times in 2010, in response to Russian military planes flying close to the Baltic states. […]

Lithuanian employers say college graduates lack skills to apply knowledge

November 19, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian employers have quite different expectations from students and graduates when hiring and getting hired, shows a poll published on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine war caused by failure to learn lessons in Georgia

November 19, 2014 BNS 0

The war in Ukraine is a consequence of Europe having failed to draw lessons from the 2008 war in Georgia, when a normal dialogue with Russia was resumed less than two months after the fighting, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas (right) and Defence Minister Juozas Olekas

Lithuania to host more NATO exercises, chief of defence says

November 19, 2014 BNS 0

NATO will hold more military exercises in Lithuania in response to Russian actions, Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Wednesday. […]

Lithuanian defence minister: France is looking for ways out of Mistral dilemma

November 19, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas says that his French counterpart told him at a meeting earlier this week that Paris was searching for ways to solve the issue of Mistral warships that France had built for Russia but suspended the handover following outcry from EU and NATO allies. […]

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Economists warn Russia’s new restrictions might affect Lithuania’s entire economy

Portugal sends reconnaissance plane to Lithuania after sub hunt off Swedish coasts

Georgia’s ambassador in Vilnius: Russia is de facto annexing Abkhazia

Lithuanian psychologists say censoring information on LGBT issues does harm to minors

Russian customs officers instructed to put Lithuanian vehicles under extra scrutiny

Lithuanian parliament endorses new media self-regulation procedure

Lithuania to provide assistance to Ukraine based on its needs, defence minister says

National Minorities Department will give more powers to communities, Lithuanian PM says

Economist expects Russia’s transport blockade to be short-lived

Lithuania to fit out premises in Rome for embassy needs

R&D expenditure in Lithuania among lowest in EU

NATO jets up more than 100 times over Russian planes near Baltics

Lithuanian employers say college graduates lack skills to apply knowledge

Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine war caused by failure to learn lessons in Georgia

Lithuania to host more NATO exercises, chief of defence says

Lithuanian defence minister: France is looking for ways out of Mistral dilemma

Lithuania sets up Ebola coordination team

Lithuania among EU’s least generous in granting citizenships

Lithuania looking into reports of illegal puppy smuggling to UK