Klaipėda LNG terminal
Energy

Lithuanian parliament endorses new LNG terminal financing model

The Lithuanian parliament approved the new LNG terminal financing model on Tuesday, as the old model would have resulted in higher heating prices next year. […]

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Economy

EU Commission: Lithuania’s budget at risk of exceeding deficit targets

The European Commission published its assessment of budgetary plans submitted to it by eurozone countries. Commenting on Lithuania’s 2016 national budget draft, the EC says it strays too much from fiscal discipline targets and that Lithuania might fail to keep structural deficit below 1 percent of GDP. Lithuania’s prime minister has responded that the government is not planning to revise the budget. […]

Paris after the attacks
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian commentators on attacks in Paris: This is no time to abandon human rights

Lithuanian political scientists, journalists and politicians comment on the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left at least 129 people dead. […]

Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign ministry strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Paris

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13. These barbaric acts against civilians is a callous and cruel attack against humanity and civilisation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

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. […]