Foreign affairs
Lithuania to send military doctors to Jordan – president
Lithuania is planning to send several military doctors to Jordan to help the Middle Eastern country handle refugees from Syria, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania ranked in top 20 most influential countries in Europe – Politico
Politico has ranked Lithuania as one of the top 20 most influential countries in Europe. […]
Defence
Lithuania ‘likely’ to get NATO battalion – president
An international battalion of NATO troops is likely to be deployed to Lithuania, according to the country’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Defence
US F-22 stealth fighters land in Lithuanian airbase
Two United States F-22 Raptor stealth aircraft landed in Lithuania at Šiauliai Airbase on Wednesday. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president vetoes controversial law on reporting from court hearings
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has vetoed amendments to the Criminal Code introducing criminal liability for making material from closed court sessions public. […]
Defence
German public against sending troops to aid Baltic defences
Though German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė that Germany would contribute to the defence of the Baltic states, an opinion poll on Tuesday revealed that 57% of Germans think that their country should not send its soldiers to defend NATO members such as the Baltic countries or Poland if they were attacked by Russia. […]
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Economy
Lithuania’s economic growth ‘green and sustainable’, climatologist says
Lithuania’s economy is growing without raising greenhouse gas emissions, suggesting that the country’s development is environmentally sustainable, says climatologist Arūnas Bukantis. […]
Politics
Parliamentary probe ‘first step in attempts to impeach president’ – liberal leader
A proposal to set up a commission which would look into alleged “manipulation of intelligence data” cleared the first hurdle at the Lithuanian parliament on Thursday. This, says Liberal leader Eligijus Masiulis, is the first step in an attempt to impeach the Lithuanian president. […]
Politics
New poll shows major shifts in Lithuanian political parties support
A new poll has revealed surprising shifts in Lithuania’s political landscape with government parties’ support slumping. […]
Foreign affairs
Grybauskaitė to sign Paris climate change agreement in NY
At the United Nations headquarters in New York, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will sign the Paris climate change agreement today. […]
Foreign affairs
Merkel says Germany will help defend Baltic States
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has assured Lithuania’s President that Germany will contribute to the defence of the Baltic States after a meeting between the two leaders. […]
Foreign affairs
‘EU can’t force solidarity on its members’ – Grybauskaitė in Germany
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is visiting Germany this week, says that Lithuania sticks to its position that the European Union cannot force its member-states accept refugees against their will. […]
Foreign affairs
Europe needs Merkel more as German chancellor than as UN leader – Grybauskaitė
Angela Merkel is more needed in Europe as the German chancellor than the leader of the United Nations (UN), Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in an interview to the German radio Deutschlandfunk. […]
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Order and Justice MP wants president impeached
The Order and Justice party has initiated a parliamentary investigation into alleged leaks of classified intelligence reports and believes that they originate at the Presidential Office. MP Petras Gražulis, leader of the Order and Justice […]
Politics
Lithuanian president tells politicians not to campaign on security
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has urged politicians to refrain from speculating on security issues, following a number of suspected border violations by Russia. […]
Society
Reporters call on president to veto restrictions to reporting on court cases
Lithuanian reporters have asked the country’s president to veto a law that introduces penalties for reporting on non-open trial procedures. […]
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National security threats report is itself a threat to Lithuania’s national security: Opinion
The latest annual report from the State Security Department (VSD), which contains a number of proposals to limit free speech, shows that siege mentality and remnants of Soviet thinking are still widespread in Lithuania. […]
Culture
Film festival premiere of Ukraine war documentary draws Lithuanian President
The Kino Pavasaris international film festival in Vilnius hosted the Lithuanian premiere of the documentary film Mariupolis, directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius, last Friday. The film is a documentary about the war in Eastern Ukraine. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president refuses to comment on alleged Russian landing in Juodkrantė
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has refused to comment on reports that Russians could have landed on Lithuanian territory on the Curonian Spit, saying that no comments should be expected from officers either. […]