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Defence
Lithuanian and US troops hold joint training in urban warfare
Dust in the training range, another day wearing out with the heat of July, a bulletproof jacket weighing down your shoulders with its 20 kg, your helmet suddenly heavier and rivers of sweat running down your face and body… […]
Uncategorized
Norway to support energy security projects in Lithuania
Lithuania’s priority projects in the field of energy security will also be financed under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism in the future. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and Norway‘s outgoing Ambassador to Lithuania Leif Arne Ulland discussed this and other key areas of the bilateral partnership on monday, the MFA said. […]
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Grybauskaitė discussed situation in Ukraine with President Poroshenko
President Dalia Grybauskaite spoke on the phone with Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko on Monday, according to the president’s press service. […]
European Union
President Grybauskaitė does not comment if Lithuania will block Italy’s candidate for EU diplomacy chief
President Dalia Grybauskaitė is of the opinion that the head of foreign diplomacy of the European Union should be at least neutral and able to coordinate positions on separate issues. […]
Politics
Opposition leader bashes Lithuanian Government for stagnation
Leader of the Seimas Opposition Andrius Kubilius regrets that the Lithuanian Government has been stagnating. According to him, it does not seem that the situation will improve significantly in the coming two years. […]
Foreign affairs
Japan’s parliamentary delegation visits Lithuania
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Speaker of the Upper House of the National Diet of Japan, Masaaki Yamazaki, to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation in the fields of science and innovation. […]
Energy
Work on Lithuania’s LNG terminal quay continues
Two high-pressure gas sleeves have been assembled and installed at the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal quay during the weekend. […]
Culture
Lithuania prepares to mark 604th anniversary of Battle of Grunwald
On Tuesday, 15 July, the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania will commemorate the historic victory in the Battle of Grunwald (Žalgirio Mūšis), a decisive 15-century event in the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. […]
Sports
President Grybauskaitė congratulates Lithuanian canoeists on winning bronze
On Sunday evening President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated canoeists Aurimas Lankas and Edvinas Ramanauskas on winning bronze in 2014 Canoe Sprint European Championships 200-metre race. […]
Energy
Amber Grid signs gas pipeline construction contract
On Friday, having received an ascent of the Board of Directors, Lithuania’s Amber Grid, which runs the country’s gas distribution infrastructure, signed contracts on works of the construction of gas pipeline Klaipėda-Kuršėnai and the purchase of pipes necessary for the construction, Amber Grid informs. […]
Politics
MP Baltraitienė chosen as minister of agriculture candidate
At the meeting of the Labour Party council on Saturday, 12 July, MP Virginija Baltraitienė was confirmed as the candidate for the position agriculture minister’s position. […]
Foreign affairs
High-ranking Lithuanian and Georgian officials discussed Georgia’s integration into Euro-Atlantic organisations
At the International Conference on Georgia‘s European Way in Batumi on 10 July, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas and the Lithuanian Ambassador to Georgia Jonas Paslauskas met with the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia, Alex Petriashvili, Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. […]
Politics
MP Gapšys will head Lithuania’s Labour Party’s municipal election campaign
Chairman of the Labour Party Vytautas Gapšys will head the party’s campaign in the upcoming municipal council elections and parliamentary elections. […]
Culture
Lithuania Post releases special postal marking dedicated to president’s inauguration
On Saturday, to commemorate the inauguration of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Vilnius Central Post Office will hold a special cancellation. A special cover (envelope) designed exclusively for this occasion will be released on the same day, Lithuania Post informs. […]
Politics
Former president Adamkus says second term will be easier for Grybauskaitė
Former President Valdas Adamkus thinks that the second presidential term for President Dalia Grybauskaitė should be easier. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė announced her new team
The new team which will join the president during her second term has been announced on Saturday. Valdemaras Sarapinas will lead the National Security Group, Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters will lead Economic and Social Policy Group. Modestas Naudžius will be the president’s spokesman. […]
Politics
Two Lithuania’s liberal parties to merge
On Saturday, 12 July, the Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS) and Party Yes-Homeland Revival and Perspective (Sąjunga TAIP) will hold a joint congress. During the meeting agreement on merging will be signed and chairman and chairman’s assistants will be elected. […]
European Union
Lithuanian MEP Landsbergis to head EP Central Asia Delegation
Member of the European Parliament Gabrielius Landsbergis was appointed as the head of the EP Central Asian Delegation. Member of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and the EEP group in the EP will head the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia. […]
Politics
President Grybauskaitė reveals her priorities for second term
President Dalia Grybauskaite says that her second term of office will differ from the first one not only because the geopolitical situation has changed significantly and new challenges have emerged. […]