a conference Civil Defence in Hybrid Warfare held by the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union
Defence

Most powerful Lithuania’s weapon is people’s resolve to protect their land, freedom – Grybauskaitė

President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a conference Civil Defence in Hybrid Warfare held by the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and thanked the organisation for successfully involving Lithuanian citizens in national defence. The head of state emphasised that the most powerful weapon available to Lithuania is people’s resolve to protect their land and freedom. […]

LNG terminal "Independence"
Energy

Gas price falls in Lithuania’s because of LNG terminal

The National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (VKEKK) has established prices for services to be provided by the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in 2015. The Commission has ascertained that in the nearest future gas price will decrease and cost of heat generated using gas will not rise. […]

Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuania’s defence spending to meet NATO standards

As defence funding grows, the proportion of expenditure on appropriations, for sustaining the armed forces and for military purchases, will meet NATO standards in 2015. Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says this will allow Lithuania to retain its capabilities and augment the reserve. […]

Jovita Neliupšienė
Politics

Presidential adviser: Street signs must be in official Lithuanian language

According to Jovita Neliupšienė, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy, the fact that the court’s decision on bilingual street signs was met, and signs contradicting the Law on the State Language were removed, proves that Lithuanian municipalities respect and follow the law. […]

European Union

Lithuanian foreign minister to discuss Ukraine at EU Foreign Affairs Council

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius will attend the European Union‘s (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday. The main topic on the agenda is the situation in Ukraine. […]