Articles by Lithuania Tribune
Lithuania embassy in London commemorates Battle of Orsha
Last Thursday, members of the public along with foreign diplomats residing in London gathered at the Lithuanian Embassy to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Orsha, Lithuania’s Embassy in United Kingdom reports. […]
Lithuania urges Russia to free abducted Estonian officer
The Foreign Ministry of Lithuania urges the Russian Federation to release immediately Eston Kohver, Estonian officer detained in the territory of Estonia on 5 September, and provide him with the possibility to safely return to his motherland, the ministry said in a statement. […]
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry does not recognise “elections” in Crimea
Responding to reports about “elections” held in Ukraine‘s Autonomous Republic of Crimea on 14 September, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry underlined that Lithuania supported Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and considered organising such “elections” in Crimea as yet another illegal action of the occupation authorities. […]
High-tech Italian company to open biomedical engineering research centre in Kaunas
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and Italian company Gruppo Fos signed a cooperation agreement on for the establishment of a biomedical engineering research centre in Santaka Valley, Kaunas, Invest Lithuania reports. […]
Ukraine in focus on second day of Riga Conference 2014
Second day of the annual forum Rīga Conference 2014 was filled with lively debate and exchange of opinions among speakers of panel discussions, bringing together high-level foreign security and foreign policy experts, diplomats, politicians, academics, businessmen and journalists. […]
Spartans for Kids will run Vilnius Marathon
One week after the Bieg Serca Run, Spartans for Kids will take part in another race. On 14 September, 25 members of the “Spartans for Kids” Foundation will take part in the Vilnius Marathon. This will be the 8th marathon that Spartans will run in their armors and the 3rd marathon outside Poland. The race, as always, will be combined with a collection of money. […]
Riga Conference 2014 opens with discussions on global economy and security
The first day of the annual foreign policy and security forum Rīga Conference 2014 has concluded with the lively discussions about the challenges and opportunities of the global and regional economy, security threats and relations with Russia. […]
Commander of NATO Allied Maritime Command visits Vilnius
On 10 September, Vice Admiral Peter Derek Hudson (Royal Navy), the Commander of the NATO Maritime Command (MARCOM) at Northwood, conducted a visit in Vilnius, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]
Cambridge Baltic Conference returns and takes on innovation in education
Following on from the success and positive feedback last year, the Cambridge Baltic Conference returns larger than before and this time invites to discuss education, Justina Treigytė of the Media and Marketing office of the Cambridge Baltic Conference 2014 has informed. […]
Vilnius among top ten most motorised cities
In general, average income is the single most important factor that determines consumer preferences to spend on public transport or to buy private vehicles. However, lower income cities such as Kuala Lumpur, Vilnius and Athens are among the top ten cities with the highest ratio of passenger car ownership in the world. […]
International exercise Flaming Thunder 2014 begins in Lithuania
International exercise dedicated for artillery and mortar units Flaming Thunder 2014, organised by the Land Force, is commencing on Monday at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Range. Over the course of two weeks, more than three hundred Lithuanian and US soldiers will be improving their skills, training to conduct defensive operations using artillery and mortars. […]
Situation at Lithuanian borders is calm: Minister of Interior
The situation at Lithuania’s borders, where controls have been stepped after the abduction of an Estonian security service officer into Russia, is calm, Interior Minister Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas said on Sunday. […]
Lithuania’s State Security Department warns citizens to beware of propaganda from Russia
The State Security Department (VSD) issued a statement urging people to be vigilant and not give in to the propaganda campaign waged by Russia in relation to Ukraine. […]
Presidium of Baltic Assembly issues statement on situation in Ukraine
The Presidium of the Baltic Assembly has issued a statement on the situation in Ukraine. […]
