Linas Linkevičius
European Union

EU must maintain ambitious Eastern Partnership agenda, Lithuanian foreign minister insists

At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 16 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, while speaking about the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit on 21-22 May 2015, noted that it was important to set a strategic direction for Eastern Partnership and take a further step forward from the Warsaw and Vilnius Summits, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]

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Defence

Baltic Air Policing jets scrambled once last week to identify Russian aircraft

Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence has published data on interceptions of vessels and aircraft completed near the borders of the Baltic states between 9 and 15 March. […]

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Top young professionals returning to build Lithuania

Lithuania became a member of the European Union in 2004, and since that year almost 470,000 people have emigrated from the country. Now, many of the so-called “generation of independence” – the first generation of Lithuanians to be born after the collapse of the Soviet Union – are returning. And, with their degrees from prestigious universities and their experience working in international companies and organisations, they are having a big impact. […]

Energy

LNG distribution station to be built in Klaipėda

Klaipėda is getting ready for the construction of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) distribution station. Energy company Klaipėdos Nafta as that together with the French company Sofregaz it is entering the stage of project preparation and environmental assessment. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister thanks Iceland for courage in 1991

At the bilateral meeting on 10 March in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius expressed his gratitude to Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson for his country’s courageous action – recognition of Lithuania’s independence on 11 February 1991. In June, this event will be commemorated in Vilnius by civic campaign Thank You, Iceland, Lithuanian MFA reports. […]

Lithuanian 11 March Independence Day event in Luxembourg. Photo by Ramūnas Astrauskas
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Lithuanians in Luxembourg celebrate 25th independence anniversary

On 11 March, Lithuania’s 25-year anniversary of restored independence was celebrated in Luxembourg. Numerous guests that included Luxembourg officials, public figures, diplomats, representatives of EU institutions in Luxembourg and almost 200 Lithuanian community members gathered in cultural center “Tramsschapp” to commemorate this special occasion. […]

Father Gintaras Vitkus S.J. Provincial of the Jesuit Order of Lithuania, Hon. Consul J. Prunskis MD, Terri Prunskis MD, and Grazvydas Bareisis Director of Philanthropy Development of the Jesuits of Lithuania
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Lithuanian-American community leaders discuss library project for Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium

During a dinner on Monday at the Prunskis Residence, topics discussed were support of the ambitious and important library project at the Jesuit high school in Vilnius, Lithuania, which is consistently ranked one of the top three high schools in Lithuania and has placed its graduates in top universities of the world, including the Ivy League. […]