Foreign affairs
Lithuania already planning preparations for pope’s visit – PM
Lithuanian officials have already discussed preparations for Pope Francis‘ planned visit in 2018, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday. […]
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Pope Francis to visit Lithuania next year
Pope Francis plans to visit Lithuania in the autumn of 2018, the president’s office confirmed to BNS on Wednesday. […]
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Baltic countries discuss how to contribute to fight against jihadists
The three Baltic countries are discussing how to contribute to the international community’s fight against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East. […]
European Union
Brussels hails improving ties with Belarus, but vows to keep up pressure over N-plant
In the lead-up to the European Union‘s Eastern Partnership summit, officials in Brussels hail improving relations with Belarus, but promise Lithuania that they will keep up pressure on Minsk to ensure the safety and security of its Astravyets nuclear power plant. […]
Foreign affairs
International prosecutor seeks probe of suspected CIA prison on Lithuania
The International Criminal Court‘s prosecutor on Monday asked for authorization to investigate alleged crimes committed during the armed conflict in Afghanistan, including allegations that suspected terrorists were tortured in a secret detention facility in Lithuania. […]
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European Union
Lithuania had no chance of attracting EU agencies after Brexit – PM
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania had no chance of attracting the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), which will relocate from London after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. […]
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Tribute to WWI, WWII victims paid in Vilnius
The German National Day of Mourning was marked in the cemetery of German soldiers in Vingio Park in the Lithuanian capital on Sunday. […]
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Sweden’s parliament speaker visiting Lithuania
A Swedish delegation headed by Parliamentary Speaker Urban Ahlin is visiting Lithuania on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian diplomats consult foreign partners over ‘Magnitsky list’
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry is consulting foreign partners on the names of Russian officials to be blacklisted over corruption, money laundering or human rights violations after the country’s parliament passed the so-called Magnitsky law. […]
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Lithuania sends independence day greetings to Latvia by special coach
Lithuania is sending its greetings to Latvia by a special coach as the neighboring country will mark its 99th anniversary of independence on Saturday. […]
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Lithuanian EC member: Russia plans to take pork imports ban to political level
Russia has no plans of raising the 2014 imports ban on pork from the European Union (EU), however, plans to move the restrictions to the list of political sanctions after the unfavourable decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO), says the EU food safety commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of Lithuania. […]
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100 Years Disaster
Speech at Conference “Reflections on a Ravaged Century”
Library of Congress, Washington DC, 8-9 November 2017 […]
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Lithuania’s president off to EU summit on economic inequality
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is Friday flying to Gothenburg, Sweden, for an European Union (EU) summit that will discuss economic inequality and social security. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament passes ‘Magnitsky act’ (Updated)
The Lithuanian parliament adopted on Thursday the so-called Magnitsky legislation banning entry to foreigners involved in large-scale corruption, money laundering or human rights violations. […]
European Union
Eastern Partnership: November summit should be forward-looking, injecting new dynamism
“The summit in Brussels should be forward-looking, injecting new dynamism providing a clear political vision for the future of our Eastern Partnership. Differentiation is key. As our resources are limited, the principle of ‘more for more and less for less’ should be implemented. We should focus our resources much more on those Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries who have made remarkable progress on their European path”, said Laima Andrikienė MEP, co-author of the European Parliament’s recommendations ahead of the EaP Summit on 24 November. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament plans to adopt ‘Magnitsky act’ Thursday
The Lithuanian parliament plans to adopt on Thursday the so-called Magnitsky legislation banning entry to foreigners involved in large-scale corruption, money laundering or human rights violations. […]
European Union
Lithuanian transport minister to propose government to rebuild tracks to Latvia
Lithuania’s Transport and Communications Ministry will suggest to the government to rebuild the railway stretch from Mažeikiai to Renge, Latvia, which recently caused the European Commission to impose a 28-million-euro fine for Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG). […]
European Union
Heritage Foundation analysts do not view EU’s new defence deal as very serious
The new defense integration deal signed by Lithuania and the rest of the European Union (EU) earlier this week will have new practical benefit, say analysts of the United States conservative public policy research centre Heritage Foundation. […]
Economy
No shift expected shortly in US trade policy with EU – Heritage Foundation analysts
The United States’ trade policy and possible negotiations on a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) will not get in motion anytime soon, as they are not a key priority for the current US administration, say analysts of the US conservative public policy research centre Heritage Foundation. […]