Pope Francis
Foreign affairs

World awaits if pope touches upon sexual abuse scandal during Lithuanian visit

The world will have its eyes set on the pope visiting Lithuania this weekend to see if he will touch upon the sexual abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church. […]

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Foreign affairs

Archbishop hopes cooler, wet weather won’t dampen pope’s visit to Lithuania

With cooler temperatures and showers in the forecast for the coming weekend, the archbishop of Vilnius hopes this will not affect Pope Francis‘ visit to Lithuania. […]

Salzburg
European Union

Lithuanian president, EU leaders to discuss Brexit, migration in Salzburg

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is leaving for the Austrian city of Salzburg where she will discuss the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union and migration issues with leaders of other EU states. […]

Rail Baltica
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. […]

Gazprom
Foreign affairs

Lithuania won’t appeal EU commission’s decision in Gazprom probe

Lithuania will not appeal against the European Commission‘s decision regarding its anti-trust investigation against Russia‘s gas giant Gazprom, the Energy Ministry said on Monday. […]