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Call for applications for the Vilnius Young Leaders Meeting

August 24, 2017 EN.DELFI 0

Young professionals from the Baltic states, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine – including scholars, journalists, civil activists, and others with knowledge of and practical involvement in developing analytical and quality media content, deconstructing propaganda, myths and disinformation, and educating society, are invited to apply for the 1st Vilnius Young Leaders Meeting (VYLM) to be held on September 25-29, 2017 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The meeting is organized by the Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) in cooperation with DELFI, the main Lithuanian news portal, and with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy, the Swedish Institute, and the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius. […]

US State Department congratulates Lithuania on receiving its 1st US LNG shipment

August 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

The US Department of State has congratulated Lithuania on receiving its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from America, saying that the US will continue to support Europe’s goal of diversifying its gas supplies. […]

President Valdas Adamkus speaking at the First Valdas Adamkus Conference in Vilnius University Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

V. Adamkus’ speech on regional leadership

August 24, 2017 EN DELFI 0

An Inaugural President Valdas Adamkus conference Restoring Regional Leadership took place at the Vilnius University on August 22. The Conference was hosted by Lithuania’s former President Valdas Adamkus, and focused on Ukraine’s future, the region’s energy security and Europe-US relations. Read the key note speech by H.E. Valdas Adamkus. […]

German president pays official visit to Lithuania

August 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday is starting his two-day official visit to Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian defmin to attend Independence Day events in Kiev

August 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis is attending Ukraine‘s Independence Day events in Kiev on Thursday. […]

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact’s historical lesson not learnt – formin

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

The world has not learnt the historical lesson from the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Wednesday. […]

Government decides to move agricultural attache from Russia to Japan

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to relocate the post of agricultural attache from Russia to Japan. […]

Poland’s new ambassador to Lithuania takes office

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday received letters of credence from Poland’s new ambassador to Lithuania, Urszula Doroszewska. […]

Egyptian formin assures Lithuanians his country is safe for tourists

August 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Despite the presence of jihadists in some locations in Egypt, the country remains safe for Lithuanian tourists, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]

Former Polish Senate speaker disapproves of using Vilnius Gate of Dawn image in passports

August 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

Bogdan Borusewicz, a former long-time speaker of the Polish Senate and now an opposition politician, on Tuesday criticized the Interior Ministry’s idea of using images of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius in Polish passports. […]

German president to visit Lithuania this week

August 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected to visit Lithuania this week, the Lithuanian president’s office confirmed to BNS. […]

Ukraine’s ex-president Yushchenko in Vilnius: a new iron curtain descending over Europe

August 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

A new iron curtain is descending over Europe as Russia retains its influence in some post-Soviet countries, Ukraine‘s former President Viktor Yushchenko said in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]

Former president Adamkus calls for regional energy summit

August 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s former President Valdas Adamkus on Tuesday called for convening a meeting of the region’s political leaders on energy issues. […]

Vilnius hosts high-level international conference on regional security

August 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

An international conference on regional security hosted by Lithuania’s former President Valdas Adamkus will take place at Vilnius University on Tuesday. […]

Lithuania to wind down its embassy in Switzerland

August 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Monday registered a draft resolution calling for winding down the country’s embassy to Switzerland starting next year. […]

Seimas speaker off to Norway to discuss security situation, regional threats

August 21, 2017 BNS EN 0

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, is leaving on Monday for Lillehammer, in Norway, to take part in a meeting of the speakers of the eight Nordic and Baltic parliaments (NB8). […]

Image of Vilnius’ Gate of Dawn losing popularity in vote on new design of Polish passports

August 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

The background image the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius is losing popularity as a possible choice for the design of new Polish passports, according to the latest results of online voting. […]

Former Vilnius police chief Lančinskas seeks Europol director job – sources

August 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Kęstutis Lančinskas, a former Vilnius police chief and currently the head of the European Union’s advisory mission in Ukraine (EUAM), is seeking the job of director at Europe’s police agency Europol, several sources have confirmed to BNS. […]

PM hails progress in relations with Poland

August 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Vilnius and Warsaw are gradually moving to a new stage of better relations and hopes that Lithuanian politicians will solve the highly contentious issue of the spelling of Polish names in Lithuanian personal documents. […]

Defmin hopes there won’t be incidents during Putin’s trip to Kaliningrad

August 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis expects that there will be no incidents as Russian Vladimir Putin will fly to Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday. […]