A. Lukashenko, V. Putin
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president says Moscow behind Lukashenko’s snubbing of Brussels summit

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko does not participate in Friday’s Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels because of Moscow’s decisions. […]

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European Union

Eastern Partnership: November summit should be forward-looking, injecting new dynamism

“The summit in Brussels should be forward-looking, injecting new dynamism providing a clear political vision for the future of our Eastern Partnership. Differentiation is key. As our resources are limited, the principle of ‘more for more and less for less’ should be implemented. We should focus our resources much more on those Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries who have made remarkable progress on their European path”, said Laima Andrikienė MEP, co-author of the European Parliament’s recommendations ahead of the EaP Summit on 24 November. […]

Seimas building
Politics

Lithuanian residents unhappy with 1st year of new Seimas – poll

The majority of Lithuania’s residents are unhappy with the parliament’s performance over the first year after the 2016 parliamentary elections, shows a survey conducted by RAIT pollster for BNS news agency. […]

Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction
Energy

Government gives cautious opinion of Astravyets NPP tests

Lithuania’s government has given a cautious opinion about the pledges made by Belarus to provide the European Commission (EC) with results of stress tests at the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP), saying that many security questions remain unanswered. […]

Antonio Guterresas, UN Secretary General
Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaite discusses Zapad drills with UN chief

President Dalia Grybauskaite met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres as part of her visit in New York and discussed the Zapad military exercise currently held in Russia and Belarus. […]