defence spending

  • Foreign affairs

Trump congratulates Lithuania, with focus on Ukraine, defence spending, fighting ISIS

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Lithuania on the upcoming independence anniversary, thanking for its support to Ukraine and commending…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

With protest against Trump rippling across globe, support is expressed in Vilnius

“The USA elected a new president, we respect the Americans’ decision. We have to get used to the fact that…

8 years ago
  • Defence

President: defence spending shouldn’t be tied to specific figures

Lithuania should not tie itself to specific financing figures as its defence spending will depend on geopolitical challenges and available…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania needs bigger defence budget for cyber security, universal conscription – MP

Lithuania needs a bigger defence budget to ensure cyber security and prepare for universal military conscription, says Vytautas Bakas, chairman…

8 years ago
  • Defence

PM backs proposal to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis supports lawmakers' proposal to update a defense policy agreement among political parties to include a…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Seimas panel initiating new deal on defence financing

The Lithuanian parliament's National Security and Defence Committee has decided to initiate update of the agreement reached among political parties…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania updates security strategy

Lithuania's updated National Security Strategy will highlight corruption and social exclusion as threats, the chairman of the parliament's Committee on…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Peasants mull revising parliamentary agreement on defence

The Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LPGU) is considering revising an agreement on the country's foreign, security and defense policy…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Kuodis – Lithuania signed a blank cheque by adopting the euro

We have to agree on what kind of society we wish to live in says Lithuanian economist, macroeconomic policy and…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

How will the Lithuanian army be armed in 2017?

2016 was marked by numerous terrorist attacks and concerns over a worsening geopolitical atmosphere. Thus it is important to know,…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Lithuanian national security – what awaits in the future

Processes proceeding far from Lithuania and right by its borders lead to the conclusion that challenges to national security have…

8 years ago
  • Defence

McCain sees Lithuania’s move to raise defence spending as important signal

Lithuania's commitment to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence in 2018 is an important signal,…

8 years ago
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  • Economy

President signs 2017 state budget

President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed under the 2017 state budget project which already passed in Seimas. [...]

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Minister of Defence on his plans for national defence infrastructure

Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania should spend more than 2% of GDP on defence – Min of Defence

Lithuania should allocate more than 2 percent of its gross domestic product for its national defence, the country's new defence…

8 years ago
  • Defence

No general conscription for Lithuania before 2020

Should Lithuanian politicians decide to introduce general conscription, preparations would take at least four years and require more funding, experts…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

New government’s vision – wishing to appear progressive, but…

The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) and the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) coalition’s “Harmonious Lithuanian Cabinet” programme project…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Seimas confirms commitments to NATO, strategic partnership with US

Lithuania's parliament restated its plans to meet the commitment to NATO in terms of raising defence funding and reasserted the…

8 years ago
  • Defence

New Seimas set to approve commitment to grant 2% to defence in 2018

Lithuania's new parliament intends to pass a resolution on November 15 on continuity of foreign, security and defence policies, which…

8 years ago
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2% GDP for defence ‘not the limit’ – Lithuanian defence minister

Reacting to Russian activities in Eastern Ukraine and the constant escalation of military activity in the Baltic Sea region, Lithuania…

8 years ago