Nikolai Philipchenko
Foreign affairs

Russian FSB officer withdraws appeal against 10-year prison sentence in Lithuania

Nikolai Philipchenko, an officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), has withdrawn his appeal against a Lithuanian court’s decision to sentence him to ten years in prison for spying. […]

Gediminas Varvuolis
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian ambassador to Belgium to be appointed as envoy to Japan

Lithuania’s outgoing Ambassador to Belgium Gediminas Varvuolis should be appointed as the country’s diplomatic envoy to Japan, according to drafts registered by the Foreign Ministry. […]

No Picture
Foreign affairs

Brussels cautious about Lithuania’s initiative to drop daylight-saving time

The European Commission is analyzing the time change issue, emphasizing that the introduction of daylight-saving time (DST) should be coordinated on the European Union level and the current rules allow saving energy. […]

Schengen VISA
Foreign affairs

Lithuania to stop using commercial intermediaries’ services for Schengen visas in Belarus

Lithuania’s visa services in Belarus will stop using commercial intermediaries’ services starting July 2, 2018, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said. […]