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Greek “no” complicates situation – Lithuanian president

July 6, 2015 BNS 0

The Greek vote against reforms proposed by the country’s creditors has further complicated the situation, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on late Sunday. […]

Ernst & Young: Baltics attracted more investment projects last year

July 5, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Baltics attracted a total of 101 new investment projects in 2014, which was nine percent more than the previous year, according to Ernst&Young’s annual European Attractiveness Survey 2015. […]

Three Ukrainian troops arrive in Lithuania for rehabilitation

July 3, 2015 BNS 0

Three Ukrainian soldiers who were injured during the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine have arrive in Lithuanian for rehabilitation this week. […]

Lithuania against exceptions for blacklisted Russian representatives at OSCE PA, foreign minister says

July 2, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is against exceptions for Russia‘s representatives on Europe’s blacklist, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday after Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin was not allowed to attend the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly in Helsinki, sparking Russia’s anger. […]

Russian MP Zhirinovsky suggests referendums in Baltics on joining Russian Federation

July 2, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Member of the Russian Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky, notorious for his eccentric and chauvinistic statements, is calling for a referendum to be organized in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia where people would be offered to vote for the countries to be included in the Russian Federation. Zhirinovsky openly announced that the referendum is not an attempt to allow the residents to exercise their democratic rights to voice their wishes, but to give them the opportunity to “agree becoming part of Russia again”. […]

Russia’s prosecutor general to examine legitimacy of Baltic states’ independence

June 30, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Russia‘s Prosecutor General’s Office has opened an investigation into the legitimacy of the independence of the Baltic states. The office is to look into whether a decision, made by the State Council of the USSR in 1991, to recognize the three breakaway states as independent nations was legal, newsru.com reports. […]

Nordic, Baltic and Poland are Europe’s new front-line states, security report says

June 26, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Europe’s new front-line states are the Nordic countries, Baltic countries, plus Poland, which share a common concern about a “revisionist and rapidly-rearming Russia”, according to the Baltic Sea Security Report by the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). […]

Russia is the one that can stop arms race, Lithuanian defence minister says

June 25, 2015 BNS 0

Only Russia can stop the current arms race with NATO as it is the one carrying out aggressive policies, raising its military budget and militarizing its economy, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says. […]

US to ‘pre-position’ heavy weapons in Baltic states, defence secretary says

June 23, 2015 BNS 0

The US will pre-position heavy weapons, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery in central and eastern Europe for the first time, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said on Tuesday, AFP reports. […]

Lithuania hasn’t decided on arms supply to Ukraine, prime minister says

June 22, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania has not made any decisions about supplying weaponry to Ukraine, says the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius. […]

There is a traditional romance between Germany and Russia

June 22, 2015 DELFI EN 0

The pacifism of European societies and traditional romance between Russia and Germany are what muffle Europe’s resolution to give a firm response to Russia’s policies in Ukraine, says Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, the head of international news desk at the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, in an interview to DELFI. […]

Tallinn named European City of the Trees

June 21, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The European Arboricultural Council (EAC) European City of the Trees jury chairman Jan Goevert presented to deputy mayor of Tallinn Arvo Sarapuu the title of the European City of the Trees 2015 on Friday, Postimees Online reports. […]

Ambassador Ušackas: EU has nothing to do with seizures of Russian assets abroad

June 21, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The European Union (EU) has nothing to do with recent seizures of Russia‘s assets abroad and Russia’s countermeasures regarding the situation must be legal, said EU’s Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas on Friday to Russian radio station Kommersant FM. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Georgia capable of achieving visa-free travels to EU this year

June 19, 2015 BNS 0

Georgia is disappointed with the stalling visa-free talks with the European Union (EU); however, it is fully capable of achieving the objective before the end of this year, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]

Baltic and Nordic countries will jointly develop electricity regulating market

June 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Baltic states electricity system administrators Elering, Augstsprieguma tikls, Litgrid and Finnish main grid administrators Fingrid signed an agreement on developing the Baltic-Nordic balance or regulating market, Postimees Online reports. […]

Putin’s Russia. The dangerous illusion of independent and western oligarchs

June 19, 2015 Rytu Europos studiju centras ir DELFI 0

I decided to dedicate one more essay in the “Putin’s Russia” series to Russian oligarchs because of one piece of news that attracted much less attention in Lithuania and internationally than it warranted: the former foreign minister of Sweden and one of the fiercest critics of President Valdimir Putin, Carl Bildt, accepted a consulting job at LetterOne, a Luxembourg-based company set up and run by Russian oligarchs. […]

Putin will not risk nuclear war, political scientist Girnius says

June 18, 2015 Laisvoji banga 0

American media recently reported that the United States was planning to deploy heavy weaponry in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, including Lithuania. Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas have confirmed that they are familiar with the plans. Will the move further escalate tensions with Russia? Laisvoji Banga radio talks to political scientist Kęstutis Girnius of Vilnius University. […]

Why Lithuanian airlines fail while Latvian and Estonian prosper

June 17, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

Despite years of lasting loss-making, Estonia‘s airline Estonian Air and Latvia‘s AirBaltic keep on flying passengers to different destinations all over the world. Smart management and support from the Latvian government allowed the latter to cross into the black. Meanwhile in Lithuania, a second airline in less than a decade was recently brought down by insolvency. Why did this happen, and does Lithuania need a national airline at all? […]

Russian lawmakers question legitimacy of USSR State Council recognizing Baltic independence

June 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Russian Duma members Evgeny Fedorov and Anton Roman have turned to Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika with a request to assess the legitimacy of the State Council of the USSR‘s decision to recognize the independence of the Baltic states in 1991. […]

Kremlin says it is ready for dialogue with Baltic states

June 16, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s press secretary, Dmitri Peskov, said on Monday that Moscow was ready for talks with the Baltic states. […]