Foreign affairs
Hungarian ambassador presents letters of credence to Lithuanian president
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has accepted letters of credence from Hungarian Ambassador Zoltan Jancsi. […]
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Foreign affairs
Poland’s outgoing president made honorary citizen of Lithuanian town
On 13 October in Rokiškis (Lithuania), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated Poland‘s outgoing President Bronislaw Komorowski on becoming an honorary citizen of Rokiškis town and highlighted the importance of friendly ties between Lithuania and Poland, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament rejects civil partnership law
The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, rejected the bill that would have introduced the institution of partnership of opposite sex couples. The Ministry of Justice, which drafted the law, says the proposed legislation merely acknowledges the existing forms of cohabitation, while the opponents insist that civil partnership is an encroachment on the institution of marriage and is just one step away from legalizing same-sex partnership. […]
Economy
President Grybauskaitė: Nasdaq investment means confidence in Lithuania
President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the inauguration of the Nasdaq technology and business support competence centre as well as a new office of the stock exchange Nasdaq Vilnius and the Lithuanian Central Securities Depository in Vilnius, the presidential press service said. […]
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Foreign affairs
Russia’s actions in Syria only escalate conflict, Lithuanian foreign minister says
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in the European Union‘s (EU) Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 12 October, which focused on the situation in Syria and migration, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]
EU should lift Belarus sanctions by the end of October, Lithuanian minister says
The European Union should make the decision to lift sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko by the end of the month, according to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, LRT.lt reports. […]
Politics
Seimas speaker under criticism of former party leader
MEP Viktor Uspaskich, the founder and de facto leader of Lithuania’s Labour Party, has criticized fellow party member Loreta Graužinienė, the speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, for her “passivity”, warning that “life does not end in the Seimas speaker chair” in reference to Graužinienė’s future political prospects. […]
Energy
NordBalt to provide more energy security for 6m people in Baltics
Two months remain until the completion of the biggest joint Swedish and Lithuanian project NordBalt. In December the electricity produced in Scandinavia will be transmitted directly to Lithuania for the first time in history. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden along with the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė evaluated the NordBalt implementation progress while visiting the construction site of the NordBalt high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station in Klaipėda. […]
Politics
Ethnic minority representatives to hold protest action
Representatives of Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, backed by the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) political party, are planning a protest action this week over ethnic minority education and the planned reforms of the Labour Code, lzinios.lt reports. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army officer injured in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
A Lithuanian army officer was injured in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Sunday, DELFI reports. […]
Lithuanian foreign minister OK with EU lifting sanctions on Belarus
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says he is in favour of the European Union lifting sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė and Swedish royal couple visit Lithuanian seaside
President Dalia Grybauskaitė together with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden are visiting the Lithuanian seaside on Friday. The third day of the Swedish royal state visit is dedicated to the Curonian Spit, the environmental initiatives launched in Lithuania and our historical heritage, the presidential press service said. […]
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Society
Lithuanian deputy foreign minister attends events for Chiune Sugihara
On 7 October, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius attended events marking the 75th anniversary of Visas for Life, which were organised by the Embassy of Japan in Lithuania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Defence
Olekas: Deployment of UK troops to Baltics is reactions to Moscow’s actions, not vice versa
Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says that the UK‘s decision to send army units to the Baltic states and Poland is a reaction to Russia‘s actions in the region, therefore Moscow’s statements about reciprocal steps are misleading. […]
Defence
Girnius: With Russia in Syria, danger to Baltic states is gone
Kęstutis Girnius, associate professor at Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science, says Russia‘s intervention in Syria means that Moscow does not have any plans to attack Lithuania or other Baltic states. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: Conscription might remain a necessity
Having a decent army reserve is very important for Lithuania, therefore conscription must remain in effect even after five years when the military draft programme, introduced this year, expires, according to President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]