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Lithuania demands explanation over reported incident in Astravyets nuclear plant
Lithuania has summoned Belarus’ ambassador and handed him a diplomatic note over a reported incident in the construction site of Astravyets nuclear power plant. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
Russian pro-Putin bikers turned back at Lithuania-Belarus border
Two members of the Night Wolves, a Russian motorcycle club that supports Russian president Vladimir Putin, were denied entry into Lithuania on Saturday when they failed to identify the purpose of their trip and were found to be wearing certain Soviet symbols, like a red star. […]
Energy
Astravyets nuclear plant ‘is a crime’, says Belarusian Nobel Prize winning author
Belarusian journalist and author Svetlana Alexievich, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, said during a visit in Lithuania that the Belarusian government’s decision to build Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant was a crime. […]
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Most illegal migrants cross into Lithuania from Latvia
Illegal migrants coming from Belarus were the biggest problem for Lithuania a couple of years ago, but the direction of illegal migration flows has changed and an increasing number of illegals now cross Lithuania’s border from Latvia, the commander of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service said on Friday. […]
Energy
Lithuania asks Belarus to set up expert panel for Astravyets nuclear plant
During diplomatic consultations on Tuesday, Lithuania suggested that Belarus should set up a joint special expert commission that would help assess the environmental impact of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanians oppose unskilled migrants despite labour shortages
There is a growing recognition that immigration will be needed to solve skill shortages in the Lithuanian labour market, but while Lithuanians are happy to let in highly qualified specialists from Belarus and Ukraine, they […]
CORPORATE
How much would blocking electricity from Belarus nuclear plant cost Lithuania?
Belarus’s new nuclear power plant is rising fast at Astrayvets but Lithuanian analysts have now published a study on the costs of preventing Belarusian electricity flowing through Lithuania. The researchers at Kaunas University of Technology […]
Energy
Lithuania considers options to stop Astravyets nuclear plant
A study presented at the Ministry of Energy on Thursday outlines possibilities how Lithuania could respond to the construction of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus. […]
Energy
Belarus promises stress tests on Astravyets nuclear plant
Developers of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus say they will perform stress tests on the facility to make sure it is safe even in extreme circumstances. […]
CORPORATE
IAEA director promises more oversight during visit to Belarus nuclear plant
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), promised that the organisation would send several missions to Belarus by 2018 to evaluate the power plant’s safety during his visit to the Astravyets nuclear power […]
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Europe’s last dictator comes in from the cold
Lukashenko’s fortunes have changed. Once known as “Europe’s last dictator,” he has won friends in Europe, while antagonizing his traditional ally, Russia. It’s a situation that has left the Kremlin in a difficult positon: should it punish Belarus for its pro-Western tendencies? Or should it continue to prop up the Belarusian economy rather than risk further unrest in the region? […]
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Energy
EU energy commissioner ‘backs Lithuania’s position on Belarus nuclear plant’
EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete supports Lithuania’s position that Belarus‘ nuclear power plant under construction in Astravyets, some 50km from Vilnius, must comply with all Espoo Convention and nuclear safety requirements, the Environment Ministry said on Friday. […]
CORPORATE
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 […]
Energy
Estonia ‘supports Lithuania’s concerns over Astravyets NPP’
Estonia‘s environment minister supports Lithuania’s concerns about Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant that Belarus is building just 50km from Vilnius, according to Lithuanian Ambassador Neilas Tankevičius. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanian border guards prepare for huge influx of refugees
Lithuania‘s State Border Guard Service (VSAT) officials will hold a tactical exercise in Švenčionių region near the border with Belarus to prepare for an expected increase in illegal immigrants trying to cross into Lithuania. After […]
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Lithuania ‘ready to help Belarus with WTO accession’
As Belarus seeks to resume talks over membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Lithuania has said it is willing to help with advice and technical assistance. […]
Energy
Lithuania ‘can still stop Belarus nuclear plant’
Lithuania can still stop the construction of Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant in Belarus, says Russian engineer Andrei Ozharovsky who has been banned from entering Belarus due to his outspoken opposition to the project. […]