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Ušackas ending diplomatic service to enter Lithuanian politics – interview

Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas, the European Union's (EU) ambassador to Russia, says he will shortly end his diplomatic service in…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

US vice president to meet with Baltic leaders in Estonia

US Vice President Mike Pence will meet with the leaders of the three Baltic countries, including Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė,…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Estonia, Lithuanian fail to agree on how to synchronize power grids with Western Europe

Estonia and Lithuania have so far failed to agree on how the Baltic power grids are to be synchronized with…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania jumps to 16th place on European Innovation Scoreboard

Lithuania climbed eight positions to the 16th place on the 2017 European Innovation Scoreboard published by the European Commission (EC),…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

NATO jets escort 32 Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in this year’s busiest week

NATO fighter jets serving in the Alliance's air-policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled nine times last week to…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania slides on Global Innovation Index

Lithuania this year lost four positions and ranks 40th among 127 countries in the latest Global Innovation Index released by…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Parliamentary speaker: Invaders wanted to make us deaf, blind

For five decades, Lithuanians were not allowed to talk about deportations and imprisonment in labor camps, says Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Lithuania’s greatest struggle – affluent countries will not understand this

The affluent EU member states have seen population increases over the past decade and this has led to more rapid…

8 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets scrambled once from Lithuania last week over Russian warplanes

Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once from Lithuania to intercept Russian warplanes flying in…

8 years ago
  • Opinion
  • Politics

M. Jastramskis: the president cannot walk away from what we currently have

The annual report of the President Dalia Grybauskaitė is receiving both praise regarding its structure and specificity, while others note…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania backs Brussels initiative on defense fund

Lithuania's government supports the European Commission (EC) initiative to set up a European Defense Fund, which Brussels believes would enable…

8 years ago
  • Energy

Baltic states could have 2 LNG terminals – Lithuanian PM

Two terminals could operate on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea controlled by the three Baltic states – in…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Proposed tax reform: Higher income for lowest earners, fewer exceptions

The Lithuanian government of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has stepped back on its intentions of consolidating income-related taxes on the…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

President to travel to Estonia for state visit

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė is scheduled to pay a state visit to Estonia next week. [...]

8 years ago
  • Defence
  • Opinion

Little green men from new incubators

There a has been growing concern in Europe regarding the Kremlin’s new methods of formulating the aggressive fifth column whose…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Biggest activity of Russian warplanes reported above Baltic Sea last week

NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled six times from Lithuania over Russian warplanes flying…

8 years ago
  • Economy

EP member: Baltic states should be strong on Rail Baltica project

Amid the increasingly heated discussions in the Baltic states about the financing of the European-gauge Rail Baltica project from European…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Polish airmen scrambled for 1st time from Lithuania over Russian warplane

Polish fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were for the first time scrambled over a…

8 years ago
  • Energy

Baltics agree on grid synchronization via Poland – Skvernelis

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries and Poland on Monday reached a preliminary agreement on synchronizing the power…

8 years ago
  • Energy

EC, Gazprom should hold talks on new commitments – Energy Minister

The European Commission and the Russian gas giant Gazprom should hold negotiations on new commitments, as the current ones no…

8 years ago