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Ukrainian MFA issues statement on deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944

May 18, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The following is a statement of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 and current measures applied by the Ukrainian Government for protection of rights of the deported nations. […]

Baltic states consider setting up joint film production support fund

May 18, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are considering establishment of a three-country Baltic fund that would support joint film and television production. […]

Lithuania to help set up psychological rehabilitation centres in east Ukraine

May 18, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is contributing to the founding of two psychological rehabilitation centres in Dnepropetrovsk and Poltava regions in Eastern Ukraine to provide services to persons affected by the war there. […]

Georgian ambassador: Riga summit can’t end in awkward silence

May 16, 2015 BNS 0

Georgia‘s ambassador to Lithuania, Khatuna Salukvadze, says that the Eastern Partnership summit to be held in Riga on 21 May cannot end in awkward silence instead of offering clear answers. […]

Lithuanian ambassador: Anti-government protests in Ukraine incited by interest groups

May 15, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s new Ambassador in Kiev Marius Janukonis says that Ukraine currently has many economic problems, which might give cause for dissatisfaction among the population. However, he believes that any unrest would most likely be spurred by groups not eager about the country’s European future. […]

Ukrainian president appoints Lithuania’s former PM to advisory council

May 14, 2015 BNS 0

Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Lithuania’s ex-PM Andrius Kubilius as member of the advisory council for reforms, according to a decree published on the president’s official website on Wednesday. […]

Lithuania’s Linkevičius has “no illusions” about Russia

May 14, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he has “no illusions” about Russia, adding that Moscow has so far failed to implement the Minsk agreement on a truce in Ukraine. […]

Lithuanian MP: John Kerry’s visit to Russia does not change Washington’s position

May 13, 2015 ELTA EN 0

A meeting of John Kerry, United States Secretary of State, and Russian President Vladimir Putin does not mean that Washington will soften its position regarding the conflict in Ukraine, says Lithuanian Deputy Seimas Speaker, Social Democrat Gediminas Kirkilas. […]

Internet giants are butchering competitors in Baltic markets, Estonian entrepreneur says

May 11, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Internet behemoths like Google, Twitter and Facebook are penetrating the Baltic markets. Their goal is not to cut out a piece for themselves – they are here to swallow them in full. […]

Presidential candidate Korotkevich: I want to unite Belarusians who want peaceful changes

May 11, 2015 BNS 0

Tatyana Korotkevich, a presidential candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in Belarus this autumn, says she doesn’t expect to become president but just wants to unite Belarusian people who want peaceful changes. […]

Baltic states “black hole” in terms of transport

May 10, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has expressed her interest in the progress of the Rail Baltica project, as, according to her, the Baltic states are currently a “black hole” which needs to be incorporated in the European Union‘s (EU) transport network. […]

Lithuanians spend less on food than Latvians or Estonians

May 10, 2015 ELTA EN 0

A study of the expenses of households carried out by Swedbank’s Institute of Private Finances has revealed that Lithuanians spend less money on food than Latvians and Estonians. A family of four people that lives in Vilnius spends EUR 291 per month on recommended food products. The same food products cost in Riga by 7.2 percent more – EUR 312, whereas in Tallinn by 2.7 percent more – EUR 299. […]

Brussels expected to decide on Rail Baltica financing in July

May 9, 2015 BNS 0

RB Rail, a joint venture established by the three Baltic countries for Rail Baltica, expects the European Commission (EC) to give its answer on financing for the European standard gauge railway project in July, Lithuania’s Deputy Transport Minister has said. […]

Lithuanian president to join end of WWII commemoration in Poland

May 7, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is travelling to Poland on Thursday to attend, alongside other European leaders, commemorative events marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. […]

Uber to expand to Estonia this summer

May 6, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Uber, a service that connects drivers and passengers and has caused some controversy in Europe because of unlicensed drivers, intends to expand to Estonia and will most likely use the services of people who have a permit of non-regular transport here, Eesti Paevaleht writes. […]

Lithuanian president: There is no ceasefire in Ukraine

May 6, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the Minsk accords on ceasefire in Ukraine no longer hold. […]

Ukraine’s minister Abromavičius may lose Lithuanian citizenship after all

May 5, 2015 BNS 0

Ukraine‘s Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavičius may lose his Lithuanian citizenship, as Lithuania’s laws do not provide for an exception for emigrants of Lithuanian origin. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Moldova’s government must work with Transnistria

May 5, 2015 BNS 0

Seeking European integration, Moldova needs to fight corruption and work with Transnistria, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, visiting Chisinau, said on Monday, adding that deep-rooted corruption is undermining trust in the country’s government. […]

Ambassador Valeriy Zhovtenko (Photo V. Aleksandravičius)

Ukraine expects answers on visa-free regime with EU, ambassador in Vilnius says

May 4, 2015 BNS 0

Ukraine expects that the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga later this month will provide answers about the perspectives of visa-free travels to the European Union (EU), Ukraine’s Ambassador to Lithuania Valeriy Zhovtenko told BNS. […]

Lithuanian president congratulates Poland on Constitution Day

May 3, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Poland on the occasion of Poland’s national holiday – May 3rd Constitution Day. […]