Society

Lithuanians express solidarity with Paris attacks victims

After a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night, Lithuanians join people across the world in expressing solidarity with France. […]

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Politics

Lithuanian parliament refuses to vote on controversial ‘denigration of family’ bill

The Lithuanian parliament voted to remove the controversial bill on ‘denigration’ of family values from its agenda. The law, which rights groups say would restrict freedom of expression, such as LGBT pride marches, was to be put for the final vote on Thursday. […]

Defence Minister Juozas Olekas

Nordic defence ministers agree to step up security and defence cooperation

On 10 November, defence ministers of NB8 (Nordic-Baltic Eight) countries approved Lithuania’s and Sweden‘s proposals on strengthening Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation. Ministers agreed to enhance the cooperation in areas like hybrid warfare, cyber security, joint exercises and operations, updates and procurement of weaponry, rendering assistance to Georgia and Ukraine under the Nordic-Baltic Assistance Programme, and others, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]

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Energy

Electricity consumers in western Lithuania to test NordBalt link

In late November, 24,000 Lithuanian consumers will receive electricity from Sweden for the first time. During a half an hour special test when the Lithuanian electricity system operator Litgrid is planning to verify the NordBalt black-start feature, the residents in Klaipėda and Šilutė districts will be provided with electricity from a single source – the Lithuanian and Swedish interconnector NordBalt, Litgrid reports. […]

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Defence

Five military exercises planned in Lithuania in November

Five national and international military exercises are planned in Lithuania in November. Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas, the Chief of Defence of Lithuania, says that these exercises, which involve thousands of soldiers and considerable military equipment, do not only show Lithuania‘s preparedness to defend itself, but also NATO‘s attention to collective defence in Eastern Europe. […]

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Economy

Lithuania’s industrialists to organise Annual Economic Forum

On 1 December 2015, Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK) is organizing its Annual Economic. Experts and representatives from leading global competitors, like Switzerland, Germany, USA and business leaders from other countries, shall discuss on global and European issues, including progress and issues of competitiveness in Lithuania, the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists said. […]

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Foreign affairs

Last Lithuanian tourists to fly back from Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday

The last group Lithuanian tourists in Egypt‘s Sharm el-Sheikh will be flown back home on Wednesday at the latest. On Sunday evening, the charter operator Small Planet Airlines carried 178 tourists from the resort destination in the Sinai Peninsula to Vilnius, ELTA reports. […]