Culture
Six synagogues in Lithuania listed as protected cultural heritage
Six synagogues in Lithuania have been included into the list of monuments protected by the state, BNS reports. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister meets with Jewish organisations in New York
During the session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 2 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with heads and representatives of major world and American Jewish organisations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė congratulates Germany on reunification anniversary
On 3 October President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to Federal President Joachim Gauck on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of German reunification celebrated on Unity Day, the presidential press service said. […]
Energy
Lithuania might have to pay billions for quitting Soviet energy system
As Lithuania is approaching its goal of separating from the electricity network extending across the former Soviet Union and fully integrating itself into the energy system of Western Europe, Moscow might claim multi-billion-euro damages that Vilnius could be liable to pay based on a treaty signed 14 years ago. […]
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Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė’s visit to Switzerland to focus on security and innovation
President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going on an official visit to Switzerland on Tuesday, 6 October, at the invitation of Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga. […]
Culture
Foreign affairs
PM’s advisor lambastes Lithuanian president’s UN speech
Raimundas Lopata, political scientist and advisor to Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, has slammed the foreign policy of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, saying in an interview published on Friday that her recent speech at the United Nations was “sterile”. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament wants more power on refugee resettlement
A group of Lithuanian MPs have suggested that parliament should have a say on issues concerning refugee resettlement. Meanwhile the ruling Social Democratic Party has offered a political agreement among Lithuania’s major parties, saying that an issue as sensitive as asylum seekers should not be made the topic for electoral campaigning. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister: Veto right is responsibility, not privilege
On 30 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a high-level event, which was co-hosted by France and Mexico on the restraint of the veto in the Security Council in situations of mass atrocity, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lithuania actively supports the initiative that was proposed by France and Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
Culture
10 gastronomic projects compete for title of best in Lithuanian cuisine
What is the best Lithuanian cuisine can offer – beer brewed according to the old tradition, traditional tree cake (lit. šakotis) or traditional seacoast fish soup? It will become clear in mid-November, when the best Lithuanian gastronomic project will be announced. […]
Foreign affairs
India’s minister visits Lithuania to unveil monument for Gandhi
India’s Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Mohanbhai Kundariya, arrived in Lithuania to represent the Government and the people of India at the historic unveiling of a sculptural composition of Mahatma Gandhi with his Lithuanian friend Hermann Kallenbach. […]
Foreign affairs
Croatia to open embassy in Lithuania
Croatia is to open an embassy in Vilnius by the end of this year, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador receives Sweden’s royal couple prior to state visit
In preparation for their visit to Lithuania, the Swedish royal couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, dined at the Lithuanian ambassador’s residence in Stockholm on 29 September. […]
Lithuanian analyst: Who is Russia actually fighting in Syria?
Russia launched airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday in what it says is an effort to weaken ISIS. “The main question is what Russia is actually fighting in this case, since Russia’s enemy is not exactly the enemy identified by the West,” says analyst Linas Kojala of the Eastern Europe Studies Centre in Vilnius. […]
Culture
Holocaust by Bullets exhibit at Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum
The Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum presents the exhibit, Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad – In Unum – 10 Years of Investigations, from October 1 to November 22, 2015. […]
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: UN Security Council failed to respond to Syrian crisis
The United Nations Security Council has failed to adequately respond to the Syrian crisis, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said during a debate on the Middle East conflicts organized in New York on Wednesday. […]
Lithuanian PM sceptical about Russia’s sincerity in Syria
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is sceptical about Russia‘s airstrikes in Syria, saying that preliminary information suggests Moscow is not entirely honest when it says it is only targeting ISIS. […]
Defence
International military exercise Baltic Piranha starts in Lithuania
International military war games The Baltic Piranha are kicking of in Lithuania on Thursday that will involve troops from Belgium, Luxembourg and the United States. […]