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. […]
Articles by Lithuania Tribune
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. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Lithuania expresses support for Iraq’s new government
On 19 September, at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council, the Lithuanian permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, expressed Lithuania’s support for the new government of Iraq and underlined that it had to remain inclusive and represent the interests of all the groups and components of the society, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Foreign affairs
At UN Security Council Lithuania urges not to politicise investigation into MH17 crash
At 19 September meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged to respect the memory of the victims of the catastrophe of MH17 and condemned any attempts to influence or interfere with the independent investigation carried out by the Dutch Safety Board, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Armed Forces must now do their homework, chief of defence says
Chief of Defence of Lithuania, Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas, expressed his delight with interesting and intense discussions on further NATO’s actions in response to the changed international security situation when summarizing the results of NATO Military Committee Conference 2014 in Vilnius, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania sending consul to Russia over detained fishing vessel
Lithuania is sending its consul to the Russian northern port of Murmansk over a Lithuanian fishing vessel recently detained by Russian officers, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. […]
Economy
Vilnius to host Central Europe’s biggest business conference
On 23-25 October, the biggest business and leadership conference in Central Europe, Forum One 2014, will take place in Vilnius with over 5,000 participants from eight European countries, Vilnius Convention reports. […]
Society
Lithuanian parliament committee discusses refugee integration issues
On Thursday, Lithuania’s parliament held a public hearing on the report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the Participatory Assessment of refugees’ integration opportunities and challenges in Lithuania, the Seimas’ press service informs. […]
Global LT
Holocaust in Lithuania Commemorated at the Embassy in London
On 18th September 2014, representatives of the British, Jewish and Lithuanian communities in the United Kingdom as well as Members of Parliament and foreign diplomats residing in London gathered at the Embassy to commemorate the Holocaust in Lithuania. […]
Culture
Lithuania submits The Gambler for best foreign language feature Academy Award
Début feature by Lithuanian filmmaker Ignas Jonynas ‘The Gambler’ was announced as Lithuania’s entry for the best foreign language film Academy Award. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania represents Switzerland in issuing Schengen visas in Chicago
From September, Lithuania’s Consulate General in Chicago started representing Switzerland for issuing Schengen visas in one of the largest cities of the United States of America, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania on path to join OECD, deputy secretary-general says
Lithuania has a great opportunity to start official negotiations on membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2015 as anticipated, an official of OECD said on Thursday. […]