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NATO jets scrambled three times to intercept Russian bombers last week
NATO fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft, including bombers, flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
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Drastic changes needed in Lithuanian armed forces
After years of under-investment, a once-comatose Lithuanian army must now learn to walk again, and do so quickly, say high-ranking officials. […]
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Lithuanian real wages still lowest in Baltic States
Lithuania has the lowest average wage in the Baltic States with last year average real wages in Lithuania increasing by 6% but rising by 6.9% in Estonia and in Latvia by 7.4%. Lithuania has the […]
Defence
Russia ‘to use meeting with NATO to oppose increased deployments in Baltic’
As NATO and Russian officials are meeting for the first time in two years in Brussels on Wednesday, Lithuanian experts say Moscow will use the occasion to oppose NATO deployments in the Baltic States. […]
Defence
No new NATO bases in Eastern Europe – US and German officials
The United States and Germany say that NATO will not build any new bases in countries like Poland. […]
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What could Russians have been doing on Lithuanian shores?
Russian OMRP Spetsnaz units may have landed on the coast of Juodkrantė two years ago. This suggestion by the chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee Artūras Paulauskas, has caused considerable turmoil and concern. […]
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Masiulis pushes common position on Belarus nuclear plant with Latvian, Estonian ministers
Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis met with Latvian Deputy Prime Minister Arvils Ašeradens and Estonian economy and infrastructure minister Kristen Michal in Riga to try to find a common position on the issue of electricity […]
Society
Lithuania’s democracy held back by corruption, says Freedom House
Though the level of democracy in Lithuania is higher than in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, it still lags behind its Baltic state neighbours of Estonia and Latvia, according to U.S.-based nongovernmental organisation Freedom House. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s economy ‘four years behind Estonia’ – Danske Bank
It will take three to four years for Lithuania’s economy to reach where Estonia is today, says Rokas Grajauskas, economist for Danske Bank. […]
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Electricity prices drop in Baltics with NordBalt back online
Electricity prices have fallen in Lithuania in the last week as electricity imports from the Nordic countries flowed again following the fixing of problems on the Nordbalt interconnector. Last week the average price of electricity […]
Foreign affairs
Poll: How would a Trump presidency affect Baltic States’ security?
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has made many controversial statements during his campaign, but one that made Europe and the Baltic States sit up and listen concerned NATO and the United States‘ security assurances to its European allies. […]
Freetime
Baltic states to use their mutual indistinguishability to their advantage
Lithuania‘s, Latvia‘s and Estonia‘s tourism bodies signed an agreement on Friday to swap their marketing trademarks in order to underline friendship among the three Baltic nations. As of May, Lithuania will use the adapted Estonian logo, Estonia will promote itself with Latvia’s former logo and Latvia will use the logo that used to represent Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanians spend largest portion of wages on rent in Baltic States
A Lithuanian needs to spend nearly 80% of the average wage to rent a one-room apartment in the centre of Vilnius, much higher than the proportion that people in other Baltic States have to spend. […]
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Lithuania losing position as key re-exporter to East
Lithuania‘s status as a key transit country for re-exporting goods from West to East has started to wane significantly, with re-exports down by 10% in 2015 alone. […]
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Lithuanian defence minister says NATO partners better understand threat to Baltics
It has been 12 years to the day since Lithuania joined NATO. Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas spoke today about how the Lithuanian government and the Alliance itself are coming to understand the threat that the Baltic states face. […]
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Lithuania ranked 19th in world for economic freedom
Lithuania has been ranked 19th in the Economic Freedom of the World index ahead of the other Baltic States but well behind other developed counties, according to a US research institute. […]
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US looks to tip balance of military power in Baltics
Russia‘s intensifying military activities have forced NATO to respond in kind, with the Alliance saying it will conduct more military exercises in Europe, and the United States promising to deploy far more equipment and forces in Europe. In 2017, Washington is setting aside $3.4 billion for Europe’s defence, but this might turn out to be just the tip of the iceberg. […]
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