North Korean leader cancels trip to Moscow for end of WWII event
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not be coming to Moscow for the Victory Day celebrations on 9 May, ria.ru reports. […]
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Economy
US insurer AIG opens service centre in Vilnius
One of the world’s largest insurance companies – American International Group (AIG) – has established a Service Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. As an integral part of AIG’s network covering Europe, Middle East and African markets, the Vilnius AIG centre will service insurance policies, manage claims and oversee benefit payouts. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian UN ambassador meets with chairman of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
On 27 April in New York, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, met with Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, who is participating in the Fourteenth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). […]
Economy
Norway’s Storebrand opens new training centre in Vilnius
Norwegian banking and insurance company Storebrand officially launched its brand new training centre in Vilnius. […]
Ukraine official says Kiev is getting weapons from EU
Ukraine is receiving weapons from some European Union countries, according to Ukraine’s deputy head of the president’s administration. […]
European Union
Russian ambassador says EU’s case against Gazprom is political and driven by Lithuania
Russian ambassador to the European Union has accused Lithuania of being the sole force behind the European Commission‘s investigation into possible market abuses by Gazprom. He also says the case against the Russian state-owned gas company is political. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė congratulates king of the Netherlands on national day
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on the King’s Day, a national holiday in the country. […]
Society
Lithuania’s telecom Teo to hold public lectures on information warfare
Lithuania’s IT and telecommunications company Teo is starting a public education project entitled Consciousness Beats Propaganda in 10 cities and towns of Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s UN ambassador: Situation in Middle East had rarely been more dramatic
At the United Nations Security Council open debate on the Middle East on 21 April, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, said that the situation in the region had rarely been more dramatic, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Society
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president receives Moldova’s top state decoration
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday received Moldova’s highest state decoration – an Order of the Republic of Moldova. […]
Culture
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian defence minister discusses cooperation with Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast officials
On 21 April, Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast City Viktor Anushkevychus and the Deputy Governor while on a visit with his delegation in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Western Ukraine), the Ministry of National Defence reported. […]
Czech president says Russia’s attack on Baltics would be suicidal
Czech President Miloš Zeman has said that Russia‘s attack on the Baltic States would be suicidal for Moscow because the attack would drag NATO into a fight. […]
Culture
Film by Šarūnas Bartas to be screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
It was announced on Tuesday that Peace To Us in Our Dreams, a film by the acclaimed Lithuanian filmmaker Šarūnas Bartas, has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival where it will have its world premiere. […]
Economy
German entrepreneurs anticipate good opportunities in the Baltic States
Despite the Ukraine conflict, German companies continue to believe in the good prospects of the three Baltic markets. Nine out of ten German investors participating in the recent survey of the AHK Baltic States would re-invest in the region. […]
Economy
Carlsberg Group vice president to share ideas on innovation in Lithuania
The Danish Chamber of Commerce this year again is organising Innovation Conference INNO’15 on 21 May, at Litexpo. This year, the conference is dedicated to developing business model innovation. The keyonote speaker will be Julia Isdale, vice president of Carlsberg Group responsible for global innovations. […]
Lithuanian defence minister: NATO and Ukraine need more cooperation in security and defence
When attending the NATO Week opening event at the National University of Defence of Ukraine Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas underlined that the Russian war in Ukraine had become an alarm signal for the whole of Europe and NATO, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania opens Honorary Consulate in Richmond, Virginia
On 17 April, Lithuanian Ambassador to the USA Žygimantas Pavilionis opened a new Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Richmond, Virginia, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]
Lithuanian president urges OSCE to step up mission in Ukraine
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday called for an enhanced mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Ukraine, where fighting between Russian-supported separatists and Ukrainian governmental forces continue regardless of ceasefire. […]