After Lithuania reaches 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for defense next year, the defense funding should no longer be increased, with money directed towards reduction of social exclusion, says Gintautas Paluckas, the leader of the Social Democratic Party. […]
Lithuania will next year join the elite club of NATO member states spending 2 percent of GDP on defense, but Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis believes that the country should not stop after reaching the target. […]
Lithuania’s defense spending in the future will depend on available budget funds and the needs of its Armed Forces, Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, said on Monday, clarifying his position on the matter. […]
After Lithuania begins next year to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence, financing of the sector should not grow any further, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis is taking part in a meeting of NATO defense ministries held in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the Alliance’s counter-terrorism efforts and defense funding. […]
According to, political scientist Dovilė Jakniūnaitė there are three main perceptions dominating Lithuanian foreign policy: small stated, a stated that exists closer to Russia and a Western state trying to choose between the EU (Europe) […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday is attending NATO‘s summit in Brussels that is expected to focus on defense funding and the Alliance’s role in the fight against terrorism. […]
The Baltic countries are setting an example for all NATO member states in increasing their defense budgets, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Wednesday after visiting the Alliance’s troops stationed in Lithuania. […]
United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in Vilnius on Wednesday that the US was ready to deploy defense systems in the Baltic states to deter Russia, however, has given no comment on the possibility to bring long-range defense systems Patriot. […]
The United States President Donald Trump has applauded the Lithuanian commitment to raise defence spending and reach the NATO-prescribed margin of 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). […]
Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on Friday, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius emphasized the importance of stepping up defense in the face of the challenges posed by Russia. […]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at a meeting with Baltic foreign ministers that he was grateful to the countries for high-quality partnership, Lithuania’s diplomacy chief Linas Linkevičius says. […]
All NATO members are united in an agreement to dedicate 2% of their GDP to defence spending. Lithuania, which has long not upheld this, has finally begun to increase spending. However an economist points out […]
“In order to reach 2% GDP defence spending, Germany would need to raise its defence spending by 20 billion euro. Do you fear that Germany will become a powerful military state?” BNS asks. Such was […]
Lithuania’s Defence Ministry intends continue raising the number of professional troops next year and form two new battalions in western part of the country. […]
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the United States Army Europe, has applauded Lithuania’s plans of earmarking 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to defence next year, emphasizing that the way of spending the money was even more important. […]
The proposal made by the Lithuanian State Defence Council to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence next year is a political decision of principle, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
The Lithuanian State Defence Council is meeting at the President’s Office on Tuesday to discuss financing of the defense sector for 20 […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she updated US Vice-President Mike Pence on the expectations in connection to addition US military instruments to ensure air defence of the Baltic states. […]
By raising its defence spending, Lithuania is an example to NATO Allies, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. […]
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