One of the most significant events for Lithuania has been the deployment of the German-led NATO battalion. This was a very concrete deterrence measure against Russian aggression, with the latter performing the Zapad military exercise […]
When commenting on the Lithuanian decision to vote in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution over the status of Jerusalem, the state’s Foreign Ministry justified this decision on it being the “long-term European Union […]
I am talking about the Lithuanian vote in the United Nations in support of the UN resolution which describes the US President Donald Trump‘s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Chief foreign […]
Can the coming year bring change to the EU and Lithuanian relations with Moscow? Are we right to say that the threat posed by Russia is the most relevant? Lietuvos Žinios discussed these and other […]
Sometimes it is not difficult to predict future developments. With the State Security Department [VSD] naming the Russian Zapad 2017 exercise the main challenge to Lithuanian national security in February, I understood that they are […]
The recent assertion by the Mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius, regarding the Lithuanian diplomat and military officer, Col. Kazys Škirpa, and the pending attempt to “recall” the dedication of the street in Vilnius in his honour, compels me to respond. I do so in the name of truth and justice. The mayor opines that, while he concedes that Col. Škirpa was one of the first military volunteers to raise the Lithuanian flag at Gediminas Castle, on the other hand, he also allegedly called for the removal of the Jews. The Mayor goes on to say, “I am not inclined to agree that people, who have made such a declaration, be honoured by naming a street after them,” and he further asserts that “discussion on the matter has taken place” and now awaits “the decision of the Vilnius City Council on the matter.” […]
This year the European Union marks the 60 years anniversary of the Rome Agreement which became the starting point of European integration, at the same time with the EU facing serious internal and external challenges, […]
The new Energy Strategy proposed by the Government has a great vision. The expectation is that 30 years later we will be energy self-sufficient almost exclusively in renewables. There will be no energy waste as […]
“Wages are being raised for prosecutors in hopes that their work quality will improve, while after teachers requested pay raises, they were told to work better; this sounds like a pathetic wordplay,” former conservative Prime […]
The Russian-Belarussian exercise Zapad is defensive and poses no threat to neighbouring countries and the hysteria being incited by the Baltic States that it is an aggressive exercise aimed against NATO states is simply Russophobe […]
On the occasion of the cabinet’s first year, President Dalia Grybauskaitė handed it a gift wrapped in a newspaper – an interview to Lietuvos Žinios where she mercilessly criticised the ruling majority. The president stated […]
Candidates who openly speak about society’s pains – massive poverty, emigration, prices rises due to adopting the euro and who will not arrogantly deny existing problems can expect a successful showing at the presidential elections. […]
Around a month ago 66 members of Seimas called upon the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) council to answer a number of questions on employee wages and bonuses, relations with production companies, how public purchases […]
The deadline established two years ago for EU Member States to take in a fixed number of refugees has expired. Further ways of tackling the problem are currently under debate. In order to shape the […]
A number of MPs appealed to the LRT council asking to present information regarding the budget funding LRT receives. It was requested that very detailed information be presented such as the copies, estimates and such […]
Several months ago conversations between former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski and Orlen head Jacek Krawiec were “leaked”. They were also reprinted in Lithuanian media. The conversations featured discussions on the possibility to […]
At Lithuania’s initiative Benjamin Netanyahu has become the first Israeli prime minister after more than 20 years to visit the European Union, LRT.lt writes. According to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, he was […]
The head of a cabinet that slept for a year looked at his reclining ratings and decided – we will now do real changes – tax and pension, state service and education, forest and fields. […]
Voters looking around for Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s successor in the post of president so far sympathise with candidates who are similar to here, noted for their technocrat image. Nevertheless, certain party candidates could still turn the […]
The Baltic States know what Kremlin propaganda is and how to react to it! This statement is often repeated in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia when we talk about information security. But for a long time, […]
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