Pope Francis and President Grybauskaitė at the Vilnius Airport
Foreign affairs

Pope Francis arrived in Lithuania for historic visit

Pope Francis has landed in Lithuania on Saturday at the start of his four-day Baltic tour during which he will show respect to the three nations’ independence and pay homage to the victims of the Nazi and Soviet regimes. […]

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European Union

Lithuania proposes to create single set of external border standards in EU

President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented Lithuania’s initiative to introduce a single set of external border protection standards during a discussion at an informal EU summit in Salzburg on Thursday. […]

Vilnius Regional Administrative Court
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian court cancels fine for Soviet soldier tombstone installation without permits

A Vilnius court has cancelled a fine of almost 1,500 euros for an organization, named Forgotten Soldiers, which installed tombstones for Soviet soldiers without permits. […]

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Foreign affairs

Three Seas Initiative summit approves projects of importance to Lithuania

Several projects that are important for Lithuania, such as the Baltic power grids’ synchronization with the Continental European system, Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL), Via Baltica, Rail Baltica and the Viking shuttle train service, are on a list of priority infrastructure projects approved by leaders of the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas region, the Lithuanian president’s office said on Tuesday. […]

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Foreign affairs

Walmart pledges to stop selling Soviet-symbol T-shirts after Lithuania’s criticism

US retail giant Walmart has pledged to remove T-shirts with Soviet symbols from sale in response to Lithuania and other Baltic states’ criticism that such goods offend victims of Soviet terror. […]