Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s Linkevičius congratulates new Polish foreign minister
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has congratulated the new Polish diplomacy chief, Grzegorz Schetyna, on assuming office. […]
Articles by Lithuania Tribune
Society
Anatoli Mikhailov appointed president of EHU
After more than two decades of service, the Founding Rector of the European Humanities University (EHU) Professor Anatoli Mikhailov has accepted the newly-created position of President of the University. […]
Politics
Lithuanian MEP Uspaskich in trouble over assistant
Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich, former leader of the Labour Party and member of ALDE/ADLE Group in the European Parliament, might be in trouble for questionable assistant hiring practices. Fellow Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis, of the PPE Group, on Monday asked the European Parliament to look into the matter, BNS reports. […]
Politics
Lithuania’s new deputy minister of culture takes office
Deputy Minister of Culture Agneta Lobacevskytė took office on Monday. The deputy minister will oversee the matters of ethnic minorities, archives and information society. […]
European Union
Defence
Lithuanian soldiers see off third rotation of US colleagues
The third rotation of troops from the United States Army in Europe’s 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade were seen off at a formal ceremony held at Rukla garrison last Wednesday. After nearly two months of combined combat training, it will be replaced by the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Texas, U.S.A., that will continue the joint training with Lithuanian forces, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Russia considers law to enable nationalize foreign assets in response to Ukraine sanctions
Russian courts could get the green light to seize foreign assets on Russian territory under a draft law intended as a response to Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, The Moscow Times reports. […]
Russia threatens EU with gas cuts for re-exporting to Ukraine
Russia‘s Energy Minister Alexander Novak has told a German newspaper that European countries cannot re-export Russian gas to Ukraine due to contract reasons, and hinted those that do could face gas cuts, Reuters reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian delegation at UN calls for focus on human rights in Ukraine
Lithuania’s delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas participated in the events of the 27th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 22-24 September. During the visit, particular attention was given to the human rights and humanitarian situation in Ukraine, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania expresses condolences over killed Frenchman: brutality cannot break resolve to fight terrorism
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has expressed deepest condolences over the brutal murder of a French citizen by terrorists, emphasizing that such brutal crimes cannot undermine the determination to fight terrorism. […]
Lithuanian foreign minister: EU compromise on agreement with Ukraine was mistake
The European Union‘s decision to give Ukraine more time to fully implement a trade pact to assuage Russian pressure is a potentially dangerous step that leaves the gates open for Moscow to press for major changes to the deal, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told The Wall Street Journal. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Defence Ministry discusses decisions of NATO Summit
On 23-24 September NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) General Adrian Bradshaw paid a visit to the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. […]
Putin is a terrorist, President Grybauskaitė tells The Washington Post
What Russia is doing in Ukraine is no different from terrorist activities seen in Iraq and Syria, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė tells The Washington Post. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė elected chairwoman of the Council of Women World Leaders
President Dalia Grybauskaitė was elected the Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders at its meeting in New York. The Council, established in 1996, is a network of influential women leaders of the world. The Lithuanian president became its member in 2009, the presidential press service said. […]
European Union
EuroMaidan nominated for EP’s Sakharov prize
Nominations were made on Tuesday for the European Parliament’s 2014 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Among them is the Ukrainian EuroMaidan movement, which led to the overthrow of the regime of Viktor Yanukovych, Euractiv reports. […]
Defence
Lithuanian troops end helicopter pilot training mission in Afghanistan
A Lithuanian-led group who trained helicopter pilots and helicopter technical maintenance personnel of the Afghan National Army has finished their mission. […]
Society
High Belarusian official detained in Lithuania
The Prosecutor General’s Office has confirmed the detention of Dmitry Konoplianik, official of the Belarusian Interrogations Committee. […]
Global LT
Finnish–Lithuanian Trade Association turns 20
The Finnish–Lithuanian Trade Association celebrated its 20th anniversary of activities on 23 September 2014. […]
Society
EHU welcomes nearly 400 new students
Three hundred ninety-two new students will begin their studies at the European Humanities University (EHU) this autumn. Their numbers include 329 undergraduate and 63 graduate students. […]
Putin threatens Ukraine with full embargo if Kiev implements EU free trade deal
In a letter to Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened that Moscow will shut Russian markets for Ukrainian exports if Kiev implements any part of a trade agreement with the European Union. […]