European Union
MEPs reject Slovenian EC candidate for energy portfolio
The European Parliament on Wednesday (8 October) rejected Alenka Bratušek, Slovenia’s candidate for the new EU commission, EUobserver reports. […]
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Foreign affairs
Foreign Minister Linkevičius tells US media that Russia is financing propaganda in Lithuania
Russia’s attempts to destabilize the Baltic states are increasing and it is financing propaganda inside the country, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said in an interview to BuzzFeed News. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian defence minister expresses support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations
On Monday, Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas discussed regional security and Georgia‘s Euro-Atlantic aspirations at a meeting with Irakli Alasania, Minister of Defence of Georgia, in Tbilisi. […]
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius in USA: “Big values shouldn’t be for the big guys and small values for the small guys”
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, who is now part of the country’s delegation in the United States of America, spoke to Robert Siegel of the National Public Radio (NPR). He thanked Americans for taking the initiative to coordinate Western response to Russia‘s actions in Ukraine. […]
Economy
Bank of Lithuania invests in China’s capital market
The Bank of Lithuania, for the first time, invested a small part of its foreign reserve assets in China‘s securities. To do that, Lithuania’s central bank had to receive the approval of the People’s Bank of China and finish necessary legal procedures for investment in China’s capital market. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM tours United States
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and his delegation are visiting the United States of America (Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Chicago) on 5-13 October. […]
Energy
Wind electricity generation up 20 percent in Lithuania
In the first nine months of 2014, Lithuania’s wind farms generated 366.4 Gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity, i.e., 19.3 percent more year-on-year. Wind electricity accounted for 16.4 percent of the total electricity generated in Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister visiting US
On 5-14 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius as part of the delegation headed by Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is visiting the United States of America – Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago and Madison. […]
Economy
Lithuanian organization among European Enterprise Promotion Award winners
The seven winners of the 8th edition of European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) were announced on Thursday. Lithuania’s App Camp was recognized for its project Mobile Apps Laboratories, an initiative that, according to the jury, best promotes entrepreneurial spirit. […]
Economy
Euro adoption in Lithuania: Most consumers complain about raised prices and inaccurate conversion
Since the beginning of September, the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (VVTAT) has received more than 150 complaints related to the Euro adoption. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė congratulates Germany on Unity Day
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to Federal President Joachim Gauck on the Day of German Unity, the presidential press service said. […]
Global LT
Seminar in Stockholm – on 2014 NATO summit decisions and implications for Baltics, Europe and Trans-Atlantic relations
Addressing the participants of the conference, organised by the Swedish Atlantic Council, the Embassy of Lithuania in Stockholm and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on 1 October, Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden Eitvydas Bajarūnas welcomed the decisions adopted in Cardiff and stressed the necessity of their urgent and smooth implementation. […]
Economy
Japanese agency praises Lithuania for promoting computer games industry
Japanese games industry research and analysis agency Media Create has identified Lithuania as the hottest spot for game producers in Central and Eastern Europe in a new report. […]
Russia risks escalation of EU sanctions, German government source says
Germany is not disinclined to slap more European Union sanctions on Moscow if pro-Russian separatists make further military gains in eastern Ukraine, Bloomberg reports quoting a source familiar with German government policy. […]
Economy
Solar manufacturer Via Solis starts new production line in Lithuania
The EU project SmartFlex has announced the completion of a production line for manufacturing individually designed solar photovoltaic (PV) façades on an industrial scale. […]
Defence
New Europe 100: Challengers and innovators of Central and Eastern Europe
A new initiative puts together a list of one hundred outstanding individuals who have and continue to contribute to the rise of world-class innovation in Central and Eastern Europe. […]
Society
Danish Chamber of Commerce throws charity dinner to help children’s cancer clinic
The Charity Gala Dinner and auction in Belmontas on 23 October will officially open the Children’s Cancer Foundation established recently in Lithuania at the initiative of the Danish Chamber of Commerce. […]
Defence
IT expert: Lithuania is in the trenches of cyber-war
Although the real gunshots are echoing from Ukraine, which is thousands of kilometres away from Lithuania, the echoes of warfare in our country’s cyberspace are heard loud and clear and, unfortunately, are likely to get even more so. So says Kaunas University of Technology Professor Algimantas Venčkauskas. […]
Could Putin’s troops be in Warsaw and Vilnius in two days?
“If I wanted, in two days I could have Russian troops not only in Kiev, but also in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw, and Bucharest”, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said, according to a report in Germany’s Suddeutsche Zeitung on 18 September. […]