Defence
US Army Europe commander to come to Lithuania
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, is coming to Lithuania on Thursday to discuss the security situation in the region. […]
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Defence
US Army Europe commander to visit Lithuania
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, will start a two-day visit to Lithuania on Thursday. […]
Society
President initiates vocational training overhaul
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is putting forward amendments aimed at overhauling the country’s vocational education and training system. […]
Foreign affairs
Portuguese president meets with his country’s troops in Lithuania
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, accompanied by Lithuanian and Portuguese defense ministers and chiefs of defense, on Tuesday met with Portuguese rotational troops stationed in Tauragė, in western Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Portuguese presidents to meet in Kaunas
President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday is to meet with her Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who comes to Lithuania to visit Portuguese troops deployed in the country. […]
CORPORATE
In pursuit of Eastern European leadership – political experts are sceptical
This week Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said that unfortunately Molotov still lives and is looking for his Ribbentrop. The tensions caused by an aggressive neighbour, which tests European unity at every opportunity, raises […]
Foreign affairs
Portuguese president to visit his country’s troops in Lithuania
President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday will meet with her Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is coming to Lithuania to visit Portuguese troops deployed in the country. […]
Defence
Lithuanian, German presidents visit German troops in Rukla
The Lithuanian and German presidents on Friday visited German military personnel stationed in Rukla, in the central Lithuanian district of Jonava. […]
Foreign affairs
Steinmeier to visit German troops stationed in Lithuania
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to visit German troops stationed in Rukla, in the central Lithuanian district of Jonava, on Friday, the second day of his official visit to Lithuania. […]
Politics
Agrimin not keen on moving ministry to Kaunas
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Bronius Markauskas is now not so keen on moving his ministry from Vilnius to Kaunas, an idea he was enthusiastic about some time ago. […]
Defence
German troops to stay in Lithuania until security situation changes – Steinmeier
German troops leading NATO‘s multinational battalion in Lithuania will be present in the country until the security situation improves, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
Defence
Zapad’s observers to see if Russia takes troops out of Belarus – Lithuanian president
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday that she expects that observers will be able to see if Russia will take its troops out of Belarus after next month’s Zapad military exercise is over, but she did not comment on whether there are indications that Russian military personnel may stay in the neighboring country. […]
CORPORATE
Presidential elections: a meat grinder predicted in the centre right
Potential non-partisan, independent presidential candidates are gradually surfacing in the centre right which can be relatively identified as being the electorates of Liberal and Conservative political powers. The names of Gitanas Nausėda, Andrius Tapinas and […]
Foreign affairs
German president pays official visit to Lithuania
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday is starting his two-day official visit to Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Poland’s new ambassador to Lithuania takes office
President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday received letters of credence from Poland’s new ambassador to Lithuania, Urszula Doroszewska. […]
Politics
President, PM resume their regular working meetings
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis are resuming on Wednesday morning their regular working meetings. […]
Global LT
President launches Choose Lithuania initiative
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, jointly with Jurgis Didziulis‘ ToBeLT project, on Tuesday launched an initiative called Choose Lithuania. […]
Defence
President asks Seimas to allow sending up to 40 troops to fight jihadists
President Dalia Grybauskaitė is submitting to the parliament for approval a resolution that would allow sending more Lithuanian troops to international operations, the president’s press office said on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Lithuania to increase its contribution to international operations by 30 pct
Lithuania plans to increase its contribution to international operations by around 30 percent, the president’s office said on Monday as the State Defense Council held a meeting. […]
Politics
President proposes to increase fines for crimes
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė plans to table amendments to the Criminal Code to increase fines for all crimes and to tie fines for corruption crimes to the amount of damage done, of benefit received by perpetrators or of bribe paid. […]