Articles by Lithuania Tribune

For the first time Lithuania has been elected to the Council of International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a specialized organization of the United Nations. […]

Turkish Airlines starts non-stop Vilnius-Istanbul service

Due to strong demand on its Vilnius route, Turkish Airlines increases its capacity by offering a direct service between Vilnius and Istanbul. […]

US recruited Lithuanian Nazi collaborator to spy for CIA

Declassified US records show that American intelligence agencies recruited former Nazis, including a Lithuanian collaborator, to spy on the communist bloc countries during the Cold War, the BBC reports. […]

“Global Lithuanian Awards 2014” invites to nominate outstanding people linked to Lithuania

Third year in a row, Global Lithuanian Leaders | GLL organizes Global Lithuanian Awards for the outstanding personalities and their achievements to be noticed, promoted and celebrated. […]

Russian actor banned from entering Latvia for homophobic comments

October 27, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

A Russian sitcom actor, notorious for his anti-LGBT statements, was banned from entering Latvia for saying gay people should be burned alive, The St. Petersburg Times reports. […]

Lithuanian Foreign Ministry’s statement on elections in Ukraine

October 27, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

We congratulate the people of Ukraine for expressing their will in free and democratic early elections to Verkhovna Rada and for choosing European future. […]

Lithuania to open Norwegian-style halfway houses to transition prison inmates into freedom

October 25, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Using Norway‘s experience as inspiration, Lithuania will establish halfway houses in four locations for prison inmates who are about to complete their sentences. […]

The BBC's The Eichmann Show. Photo courtesy of Vilnius mayor's office

Vilnius plays Jerusalem in BBC’s The Eichmann Show

October 25, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was chosen by the BBC for The Eichmann Show, starring British film and TV star Martin Freeman. The film tells a story about the trial of one most notorious figures of the Holocaust. The 90-minute drama focuses on the broadcast of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, chief architect of the Nazis’ “final solution” plan to exterminate Europe’s Jews. […]

Lithuania’s LitPol link construction halfway finished

Construction of the LitPol Link power interconnection with Poland, one of Lithuania’s most important current energy projects, is rapidly pushing forward, with 45 percent of planned works now complete, Litgrid, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator, reports. […]

Russian intelligence aircraft detected close to NATO airspace

A Russian IL-20 intelligence collection aircraft was detected on Tuesday, 21 October, in the vicinity of the NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea heading from Kaliningrad towards Denmark, NATO sources reported. […]

The Financial Times: NATO flexes muscles in Baltics amid Russian incursions

With tensions rising between Russia and Western countries over the military crisis in Ukraine, NATO is reporting a marked increase in Russian provocations in the skies over member states in Eastern Europe and the Baltics this year, The Financial Times reports. “You have to go a long way back to see anything like it,” according to one NATO official. […]

Invalda LT-led consortium to negotiate acquisition of Finasta Banking Group

The Creditor’s Committee set the minimum selling price and the sale method of the Finasta Banking Group, and authorized the Snoras Bank bankruptcy administrator to complete negotiations with the investor which had submitted the best offer, namely the consortium led by investment company Invalda LT. Nevertheless, the acquisition is still to be approved by the Competition Council. […]

Lithuania seeks unified transport supply chain connecting Asia and Europe

Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Arijandas Šliupas together with the leaders of Lianyungang region (People’s Republic of China) opened The China (Lianyungang) Silk Road International Logistics Expo and marked the symbolic beginning of the New Silk Road initiative, the ministry reports. […]

Denmark and Lithuania reaffirm cooperation in defence

At a meeting on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Defence Policy Director of the Ministry of National Defence Vaidotas Urbelis and Defence Policy Director of the Ministry of Defence of Denmark Kristian Fisher underscored that both countries saw essential partners for defence cooperation in one another, the Lithuanian ministry said. […]

Orlen Lietuva improves results amidst pressure of operational costs

EBITDA LIFO result of Orlen Lietuva in the third quarter amounted to USD 54 million and was USD 58 million higher, year-on-year, supported by favourable macroeconomic environment in this period. […]

Legal reforms needed for strengthening democracy in Ukraine, says President Grybauskaitė

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, Yurii Baulin, to discuss the country’s ongoing legal reforms, the strengthening of judicial system and preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine. […]

Lithuanian parliament passes amendment allowing EU citizens to run in municipal and EP elections