Defence
Presidential adviser: Lithuania more secure after NATO summit in Wales
Chief advisor to the president on interior policy Virginija Būdienė says that Lithuania’s security increased after the NATO Summit in Wales. […]
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Foreign affairs
President’s adviser: Forcing Lithuanians to serve in Soviet army was a war crime
Chief advisor to the president on interior policy Virginija Budienė says that Lithuanian citizens who left or refused to serve in the Soviet army after Lithuania declared independence from the USSR in March 1990 did not commit a crime. […]
European Union
European Commission approves EUR 7.89bn investment programme for Lithuania
On Monday, the European Commission approved EUR 7.89 billion EU Structural and Investment Funds Programme for Lithuania. Its goal is to ensure employment and economic growth. The European Union investment constitutes approximately EUR 6.7 billion of the sum, while Lithuania’s contribution is around EUR 1 billion. […]
Politics
Priorities for Lithuanian parliament autumn session: national defence and social exclusion
Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that the priorities for the upcoming autumn session of the Lithuanian Seimas are national defence and reduction of social exclusion. […]
Energy
Defence
We should thank Russia for new NATO commitments – Grybauskaitė
The NATO Summit in Wales agreed to establish bases in the Baltic states for coordination organising military exercises and deployment of reinforcements. President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that aggressive Russian foreign policy led the Alliance to make these steps. […]
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Economy
PM says new markets for Lithuanian food exports will be found this year
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that active search for new export markets for agricultural and food products continues. […]
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Estonia to host NATO cyber training field
In the NATO summit in Wales, Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser signed on Thursday an agreement of common intentions with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Jean-Paul Palomeros to start preparing for creating a NATO cyber practice field in Estonia, Postimees Online reports. […]
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Politics
Lithuanian deputy culture minister resigns
Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis on Thursday approved the resignation of deputy minister of culture Erika Furman. […]
Energy
Lithuania to have gas link with Poland in 2020-2024
Lithuanian-Polish gas link project should be implemented in 2020-2024, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
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Little chance of success for Putin’s peace plan, says Lithuanian foreign minister
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says it is difficult to expect that the peace plan proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin will be successful, because it refuses to admit the realities in eastern Ukraine. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: NATO has to revise its relations with Russia
NATO’s cooperation with Russia as it has been until now cannot continue, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė before the NATO Summit in Wales. […]
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: France’s decision on Mistral is step in right direction
Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has commended the decision made by the French government to suspend the handover of Mistral naval ship to Russia. […]
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Obama’s visit is biggest ever security operation for Estonia
Director General of Estonian Police and Border Guard Board Elmar Vaher said that Estonia was well prepared for the visit US President Barack Obama, which is the biggest security operation ever for Estonia, Public Broadcasting reports. […]
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Ukrainian Embassy in Vilnius publishes facts proving Russia’s deep involvement in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian Embassy in Lithuania has published information proving that the Ukrainian state border and airspace have been violated by Russia‘s Armed Forces and that the positions of Ukrainian troops and border guards as well as civilian settlements have been under fire and shelling from the Russian territory, and have been under attack in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian groups and mercenaries armed by the Russian Federation. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė’s chief adviser on economy and social policy takes office
Chief Advisor to the President on Economy and Social Policy, Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, took office on Monday. She has replaced Nerijus Udrėnas who advised President Dalia Grybauskaitė on economic matters over the previous five-year term of office, but now has returned to academic activities, according to Verslo Žinios (Busines News). […]
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Ukraine’s ambassador to Vilnius: EU should be on active side of “gas war”, not its victim
Ukraine will never accept the loss of Crimea. Valery Zhovtenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Lithuania, said in the exclusive interview to ELTA news agency that only negotiation measures would be used to solve the issue of Crimea. In case it fails, the issue should be taken to international court, whereas the option to use military force is not being considered. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s GDP grew 3.1 percent in Q2
Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on more comprehensive business, tax and price statistics, in the second quarter of 2014, GDP at current prices amounted to LTL 31.32 billion (EUR 9.07 billion). […]