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New Lithuanian ambassador to Denmark and Iceland proposedNew Lithuanian ambassador to Denmark and Iceland proposed
  • Foreign affairs

New Lithuanian ambassador to Denmark and Iceland proposed

Gintė Damušytė, a Lithuanian diplomat, has been proposed as the country’s new ambassador to Denmark and Iceland. [...]

9 years ago
US to head one of NATO battalions in Baltics and PolandUS to head one of NATO battalions in Baltics and Poland
  • Defence

US to head one of NATO battalions in Baltics and Poland

The United States will head one of the four international battalions to be set up by NATO in the three…

9 years ago
  • Defence

NATO ministers agree on four battalions in Baltics and Poland

NATO defence ministers have agreed on stationing four international battalions in the Baltic States and Poland in a show of…

9 years ago
‘Canada is a small army, but everyone likes to work with us’ – Major Beauchamp‘Canada is a small army, but everyone likes to work with us’ – Major Beauchamp
  • Defence

‘Canada is a small army, but everyone likes to work with us’ – Major Beauchamp

While NATO is often thought of as synonymous with the United States, other countries, like Canada, also contribute to making…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

Lithuanian photographer’s edgy work on display in Toronto

Vitas Luckus: The Prince of Obscurity is the name of a photo exhibition at a Toronto gallery displaying work of…

9 years ago
Lithuanian ballet dancer wins big in CanadaLithuanian ballet dancer wins big in Canada
  • Global LT

Lithuanian ballet dancer wins big in Canada

Jurgita Dronina’s performance with the National Ballet of Canada as Hermione in The Winter’s Tale (by choreographer Christopher Peter Wheeldon)…

9 years ago
Lithuanian defence minister invites Canada to continue contributing to assurance measures in BalticsLithuanian defence minister invites Canada to continue contributing to assurance measures in Baltics
  • Defence

Lithuanian defence minister invites Canada to continue contributing to assurance measures in Baltics

On 20 November, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Minister of National Defence of Canada Harjit Sajjan…

9 years ago
Canadian Lithuanian’s composition performed at Papal MassCanadian Lithuanian’s composition performed at Papal Mass
  • Global LT

Canadian Lithuanian’s composition performed at Papal Mass

On Sunday, millions of people at the Papal Mass in Philadelphia and around the world heard a new composition by…

9 years ago
Toronto Lithuanians will join the 2016 Lithuanian business mission to CanadaToronto Lithuanians will join the 2016 Lithuanian business mission to Canada
  • Global LT

Toronto Lithuanians will join the 2016 Lithuanian business mission to Canada

On 23 April in Toronto, 40 professionals of Lithuanian descent founded the Canadian-Lithuanian team. [...]

10 years ago
APPLE’s contribution to Lithuania’s education system feted in WashingtonAPPLE’s contribution to Lithuania’s education system feted in Washington
  • Global LT

APPLE’s contribution to Lithuania’s education system feted in Washington

On Friday, the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States, Žygimantas Pavilionis, hosted a large group of teachers who played an…

10 years ago
Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Canada’s ambassadorLithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Canada’s ambassador
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from Canada’s ambassador

President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Alain Hausser, Canadian Ambassador to Lithuania, the presidential press service said. [...]

10 years ago
Opinion: Ukrainians, forgotten heroes of AuschwitzOpinion: Ukrainians, forgotten heroes of Auschwitz
  • Opinion

Opinion: Ukrainians, forgotten heroes of Auschwitz

Tuesday marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Tanks of the First Ukrainian Front broke through the enclosures 70…

10 years ago
Lithuanian defence minister invites Canada to contribute to Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian brigadeLithuanian defence minister invites Canada to contribute to Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian brigade
  • Defence

Lithuanian defence minister invites Canada to contribute to Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian brigade

On 20 January, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Canadian Defence Minister Robert Nicholson at Canada's National…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian and Canadian defence officials discuss Baltic security

On 15 January, a delegation of the Ministry of Defence of Canada headed by Director General of International Security Policy…

10 years ago

Newsweek: Putin makes his first move in race to control the Arctic

In November, the Russian K-550 nuclear ballistic submarine Alexander Nevsky, submerged in the Barents Sea between Russia and the North…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Canada’s Second Cup opens first café in Lithuania

On Monday, Canada-based coffee franchise and retailer Second Cup opened a café in Lithuania's capital Vilnius, in business centre 3…

10 years ago
  • Global LT

Over 600,000 Lithuanians live abroad

More than 619,000 Lithuanians live abroad, show statistical data published by the Lithuanian Statistics Department on Friday. One in five…

10 years ago
  • Defence

International winter survival exercise at Lithuania’s Hussar Battalion

An international winter survival exercise involving roughly 90 soldiers from Canada, Lithuania, and Hungary is currently running in the King…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO fighter-jets escort Russian warplane flying close to Lithuania

Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet fighter-jets on Saturday escorted a Russian military airplane Ilyushin II-20 flying above neutral waters next…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania ranked 42nd in world prosperity index

Norway is the most prosperous country, according to the 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index, published on Monday by the British research…

10 years ago