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Society

Less scepticism about situation in Lithuania

Four percent fewer people think the situation in Lithuania is bad, compared to survey results from last year, although scepticism grew 3 percent from the previous month. According to a survey this September, 34% of adult respondents thought that the situation in Lithuania was getting better, while 65% said that situation was getting worse. […]

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Energy

Lithuania’s Supreme Court upholds Stockholm Arbitration ruling favourable to Gazprom

The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on Friday to uphold a verdict passed by Stockholm Arbitration court which bound Lithuania not to adjudicate in a dispute with Gazprom. […]

Defence

Influential US think tank looks into ways of improving security measures in Baltics

On 20 October in Vilnius, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defence met with a group of experts from the Influential US think tank Atlantic Council, led by Magnus Nordenman, to discuss current challenges to Lithuania’s security, measures to ensure security and potential support from allies in this field. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Global LT

Litvaks’ public diplomacy is important to Lithuania, President Grybauskaitė says

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė opened the first ever Israeli Litvak Forum in Tel Aviv. In her address to Jews with roots in Lithuania and their descendants, the president emphasized their special contribution to establishing Lithuania’s ties with the world and invited them to foster what connects Lithuanian and Jewish nations, the press service of the president said. […]

Gintaris Šatkus
Defence

Lithuania’s Defence and Security Industry Association appoints new CEO

Gintaris Satkus was appointed as new director of Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association (LGSPA) and will be responsible for the executive branch of the Association, LGSPA said in a statement. […]