Foreign affairs
Articles by Lithuania Tribune
Economy
Lithuanian engineering industry presented its potential in Sweden
On 11 November, Lithuanian Ambassador in Sweden Eitvydas Bajarūnas and Commerce Attaché Audrius Masiulionis visited Jönköping city, situated in the south of Sweden, where they discussed economic cooperation with representatives of the local business community, visited Husqvarna factory and the annual exhibition ELMIA Subcontractor. […]
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. […]
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. […]
European Union
Grybauskaitė joins EU leaders in Malta meeting on stopping illegal migration
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for Malta on a working visit on 11-12 November to attend an informal European Council meeting and an EU-Africa summit which aims to find more effective measures to stop the flows of illegal migration, the Lithuanian president’s office reports. […]
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. […]
Economy
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. […]
Energy
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. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s Grybauskaitė extends condolences on passing of Israeli former president
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has expressed condolences over the passing of former President of Israel Yitzhak Navon, the Lithuanian president’s office said in a statement. […]
Society
Victims of WWI honoured in Lithuania
Remembrance Day commemoration to honour victims of WWI and WWII started on November 8. […]
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. […]
Culture
Lithuanian actor in the cast of latest James Bond movie
The cast of the latest instalment of the James Bond franchise, 007 Spectre, includes a Lithuanian name. […]
Society
Young drivers to be barred from powerful cars in Lithuania
The Lithuanian parliament unanimously accepted a proposal to ban young drivers from driving powerful cars. […]
Culture
Society
Lithuania among most drinking nations
A report by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) on alcohol consumption in 44 countries puts Lithuania as the most drinking country, followed by Austria, Estonia and the Czech Republic. […]
Society
Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences are to merge
A plan to merge Kaunas University of Technology and the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences was proposed in a meeting of a working group set up by Education Minister Audronė Pitrėnienė to optimize Lithuania’s higher education resources. […]
Society
Interior minister proposes new method to fight drink driving
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis proposed to raise civil insurance rates for car owners who have been caught driving under the influence of alcohol. […]
Economy