Articles by Lithuania Tribune
Defence
US and Lithuanian troops hold combined training near Vilnius
Roughly 250 soldiers from the company of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Division, US Army, and the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion are training at Exercise Joint Punch at the Gaižiūnų Training Area (Pabradė) this week. […]
Culture
Young Lithuanian filmmaker seeks to revive a forgotten jungle god legend
Ambitious new-generation film director Vytautas Puidokas (26, Lithuania) has discovered a mysterious and forgotten story about a Lithuanian emigrant in the Amazon jungle in the 1980s and is keen to turn it into a movie. […]
Economy
Modern lens production facility opened near Vilnius
A state of the art facility that will produce up to 4,000 lenses for eyewear every day was recently opened in Trakai, a resort town near Lithuania’s capital Vilnius. […]
European Union
European Commission approves Energy Union plan
The EU Commission has approved proposals to create a single European energy market. The Energy Union plan would give the Commission more influence in the negotiation of gas supply contracts. […]
John Kerry: Russia lying “to my face” about having troops in Ukraine
United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accused Russian leaders of lying “to my face” about Moscow’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and denounced what he called Russia’s “propaganda”, AFP reports. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė conveys condolences over deadly shooting in Czech Republic
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended sincere condolences to Czech President Miloš Zeman over the deadly shooting in Uhersky Brod on Tuesday. […]
Culture
French ambassador to host Čiurlionis Cup award ceremony
The Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Foundation and the Embassy of France will hold the 2015 M. K. Čiurlionis Cup Rex award ceremony and will honour the laureates for their merits. […]
European Union
Lithuania supports EU Emissions Trading System Market Stability Reserve
Lithuania supports the proposal of the European Commission revised by Latvia, which is presiding over the EU Council, to establish the market stability reserve for the EU greenhouse gas emission allowances trading system, Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment reports. […]
Society
Algirdas Kaušpėdas: We must invest into Lithuania of the World – with our work, money and direct contacts
On 11 March, Lithuania will be celebrating a quarter-century anniversary of restoring its independence. Freedom, global Lithuania, the Lithuanian identity and unity are concepts that are dear to Algirdas Kaušpėdas, an architect, singer and one of the leaders of the Sąjūdis, the 1980s liberation movement that culminated in Lithuania declaring independence from the Soviet Union on 11 March 1990. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė: Ukrainian people continue defending Maidan ideals
President Dalia Grybauskaitė visited Ukraine‘s capital Kiev on Sunday, 22 February. Alongside other European leaders she attended commemorative events for Maidan’s anniversary, including the March of Dignity in memory of Maidan victims that took place in the centre of Kiev, the presidential press service said. […]
Economy
INTER RAO Lithuania among top companies on Warsaw Stock Exchange
INTER RAO Lietuva AB was selected as one of the best companies whose shares are traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the company said. […]
Culture
Lithuanian filmmaker secures funding for superhero short about public transport
A film alumnus from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham, UK, has been given a welcome boost after the Lithuanian government agreed to invest €45,000 in his latest production. […]
Finnish investors attracted to Baltic states by cost competitiveness
Lithuania is not far behind Estonia in direct investments from Finland with low wage levels, small taxes and a hungry workforce, Invest Lithuania reports. […]
European Union
EP wants to designate 2016 European year to fight violence against women
Member of the European Parliament, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Vilija Blinkevičiūtė together with her colleagues from the European Parliament have proposed to announce 2016 a European Year to fight violence against women. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Canada’s ambassador
President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Alain Hausser, Canadian Ambassador to Lithuania, the presidential press service said. […]
British parliament committee says UK and EU “sleep-walked” into Ukraine crisis
The United Kingdom and the European Union are guilty of a “catastrophic misreading” of the moods in the Kremlin prior to the crisis in Ukraine, which led to a failure to appreciate what was to come, a report by Britain’s parliamentary committee says. […]
Global LT
Lithuania’s diplomatic missions in Brussels organized commemorative independence day gathering
On 16 February, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO invited Lithuania’s friends to celebrate the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence. […]
Lithuania wants EUR 165m in EU support for Rail Baltica project
Lithuania will individually apply to the European Commission (EC) for approximately 165 million euros in support for Rail Baltica, the European standard gauge railway project. In addition, it will ask for further 20 to 30 million euros through RB Rail, a joint venture established by the three Baltic countries for this project, transport minister has said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania supports German leadership in resolving conflict in Ukraine, MP tells ambassador
Lithuanian Social Democrat Gediminas Kirkilas, deputy speaker of the Seimas, chair of the Committee on European Affairs, has met with Jutta Schmitz, German ambassador to Lithuania. […]