Rolandas Sakalauskas was seriously injured during the FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships 2015 when his paraglider hit a pole on a hill and fell to the ground on Saturday morning, according to the Polish TV station TVN24.
The Lithuanian pilot was taken to hospital but later died.
The local police have launched an investigation into the accident.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia‘s aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age population. Grybauskaitė also stressed the need to work more on addressing social issues, particularly in childcare institutions. […]
There are no alternatives to close cooperation between Lithuania and Poland, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Friday after meeting with Krzysztof Szczerski, the Secretary of State at the Polish President’s Chancellery. […]
Secretly recorded conversations between former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski and former PKN Orlen chairman Jacek Krawiec were released to the public, which prove that there were serious discussions of handing over Orlen […]
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