Giedrius Surplys
European Union

Lithuania needs to talk with 4 countries on EU funding for agriculture – agrimin

Agriculture Minister Giedrius Surplys says that Lithuania must talk with Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands in an effort to secure more funding for its agriculture after 2020. […]

Su-30 fighter
Defence

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 8 times last week to intercept 16 Russian aircraft

NATO‘s fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled eight times last week to identify and escort Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Energy

Lithuania still hopes for synchronization compromise

A compromise has not been reached yet on the technical execution of the synchronization of the Baltic states’ power networks with Western Europe amid the Baltic states’ plans to sign a political agreement on the project later in June. Representatives of the Lithuanian government hope a compromise will be reached by the end of June. […]

Kęstutis Navickas and Viktoras Pranckietis
Politics

Environmin works well, interpellation will fail, Seimas speaker says

Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis is convinced that the opposition-initiated interpellation against Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas will fail. […]

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Defence

Intl maritime Exercise BALTOPS 2018 starts in Baltic Sea

International Exercise BALTOPS 2018 starts in the Baltic Sea on Monday, with 43 ships, 60 planes and 5,000 troops from 22 countries taking part. […]