Michael D. Higgins
Foreign affairs

Irish president, in Vilnius, calls on EU to defend multilateralism

Irish President Michael D. Higgins, on a visit to Lithuania, on Wednesday called on the European Union to defend multilateralism, describing efforts to undermine it as the biggest present-day challenge. […]

The Kremlin
CORPORATE

Ž. Pavilionis and D.J. Kramer: The folly of dialogue with Kremlin

French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were among the leading figures attending the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, at which they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader traveled to Vienna this week to meet with Austria’s leadership. And media reports indicate that President Donald Trump is interested in hosting Putin in Washington in the near future. There almost seems to be a race in engaging with Putin, including in Lithuania. […]

Raimundas Karoblis
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian defense minister leaves for US

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis is on Tuesday starting a visit to the United States aimed at discussing the security situation in Northern Europe. […]

Manfred Weber
European Union

Leading German MEP calls on Lithuania to choose Europe in disputes with US

Manfred Weber, leader of the European Parliament‘s largest political group, says that Lithuania should choose Europe amid recent tensions between the European Union and the United States. […]

TS-LKD council meeting
Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s TS-LKD suggest considering moving embassy to Jerusalem

The opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats on Tuesday called on Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius to consider a possibility to move Lithuania’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, following in the steps of the United States. […]