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  • European Union

President sees post-election Germany as key partner in Europe

After German parliamentary elections secured Chancellor Angela Merkel with yet another term in office, Berlin will remain Lithuania's most important…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Russia aiming to intimidate Europe in energy – Lithuania’s ambassador in Washington

Russia is using energy projects, such as the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus and the Nord Stream 2 gas…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Eurostat finds food prices in Lithuania among EU’s lowest

Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Lithuania last year were among the lowest across the European Union (EU), figures…

7 years ago
  • Opinion

Kazys Skirpa: Saviour of Independence or Perpetrator of Crimes against Humanity

Kazys Skirpa (1895 – 1979) was the head of the Lithuanian Activist Front (LAF) and whom in 1941 rebels declared…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Virginijus Sinkevičius: the goal is a flourishing Lithuania

Seimas Committee of Economics Chairman Virginijus Sinkevičius notes that the current government is prepared to cooperate with the private sector…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Slovenia’s president astonished in Vilnius by scope of concerns over Russia

Slovenia's President Borut Pahor said in Lithuania on Monday he was astonished about the strong concerns in Vilnius over the…

7 years ago
  • Society

Report shows significant rise in number of overdose deaths in Lithuania

The number of deaths from drug overdose in Europe has risen for the third year in a row and Lithuania…

7 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…

7 years ago
  • Energy

President Dalia Grybauskaite promises to help Ukraine block Nord Stream 2 initiatives

President Dalia Grybauskaite has promised to help Ukraine to block initiatives for expanding the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Slovenian president to pay official visit to Lithuania

Slovenian President Borut Pahor on Monday is coming to Lithuania for an official visit that will focus on defense and…

7 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…

7 years ago
  • Society

Brzezinski was European American – Lithuania’s Landsbergis

Cold War strategist and politician Zbigniew Brzezinski always had an impact upon US policies, regardless of the president in power,…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Brzezinski was defender of free, democratic values – President Grybauskaite

Prominent US academician Zbigniew Brzezinski who passed away in the United States last week was an outstanding public figure, unwavering…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Scandalous alcohol data is analyzed: there is an important mistake in formulas and conclusions

Lithuania has some of the strictest alcohol control restrictions now but alcohol consumption in the country remains very high, says…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

A.Krupavičius: if this continues, then Lithuanian people will walk away

Lately, we no longer gear arguments amongst Lithuanian political parties over larger strategic questions: they agree on energy, defence, they…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Memorandum on Baltic synchronization should be signed in June

Lithuania and the other states of the Baltic Sea region should sign a memorandum of understanding in June on synchronization…

7 years ago
  • Opinion

Lithuanian view: What to expect from Russia in 2017?

2017 could be the year of Russia’s return – the signs of this were discussed in a Tuesday afternoon discussion…

8 years ago
  • Opinion

U.S. presidential election as a wake-up call for women in leadership

The defeat of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election has resulted in well-founded concerns for the U.S. and Europe.…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

MEP Auštrevičius on Trump, the Eurpean Army and 2% on defence

The US President Elect has said that Europe can no longer hide under the American security umbrella. According to Donald…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Vilpišauskas. A look at the leading parties‘ EU policies

Public surveys shows (the text in Lithuanian was published on October 3) that there are three parties that have the…

8 years ago