Foreign affairs
Lithuania celebrating Finland’s 100-year independence anniversary
Lithuania is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Finland’s independence on Wednesday. […]
Finland
Foreign affairs
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The Baltic states in Russian military strategy
Today, it is generally accepted inside NATO that the events of 2014 marked Russia‘s turn towards an avowedly revisionist course, whose ambit extends well beyond Ukraine itself. Were it not for Moscow’s justification of its […]
Foreign affairs
PM off to Finland to meet with Nordic, Baltic counterparts
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is on Tuesday leaving for Finland to take part in an annual meeting of the Nordic and Baltic prime ministers in which Lithuanian government officials expect to reach agreements on energy projects. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania expects agreements on energy projects at meeting of Baltic, Nordic PMs
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is leaving for Finland this week for an annual meeting of Nordic and Baltic prime ministers, which Lithuania’s government representatives expect to result in agreements on energy projects. […]
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Andreas Schleicher: on how to reform Lithuanian education system
What the country’s education is today, such is the state economy tomorrow. Based on this axiom, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), prior to accepting Lithuania into its ranks, performed an analysis of […]
Uncategorized
Minister of Foreign Affairs to open honorary consulate in Turku, Finland
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is off to Finland for a working visit on Monday. […]
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Reinstating conscription in Lithuania: bringing society back into defence?
In 2015, with the security environment on NATO‘s eastern frontiers deteriorating as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Lithuania made a rather sudden and dramatic decision to resume the mandatory military draft and thus […]
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On ideas for Lithuania
Let’s talk about ideas. Last week, all were zealous offering their own ideas for Lithuania’s future. One may, of course, raise two questions. Why now? And why is it so important? All the promoters of […]
Foreign affairs
Public deserves to be informed about Belarus’ N-plant – formin
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that the public must be informed about the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction close to Belarus‘ border with Lithuania and reiterates Vilnius’ demand that the project meet the Espoo Convention standards and that risk tests be performed under the EU rules. […]
Foreign affairs
Two-thirds of Lithuanians see Belarus’ N-plant as threat – poll
Two-thirds of the Lithuanian population think that the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus threatens the country’s safety, according to a RAIT opinion poll commissioned by BNS. […]
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Mantas Kuncaitis. What are the implications Russia’s hybrid warfare pose for the European Security? (Part 1)
Throughout the last decade the traditional warfare has been changing drastically – some of the strongest political and military forces have become used to addressing something what is perceived as hybrid threats or hybrid warfare. […]
Politics
Defence
Lithuania, another 10 NATO countries consider joint ammo procurement
Lithuania and another 10 NATO members states, as well as Finland, which is not a member of the Alliance, are considering joint procurement of critical ammunition for land forces in the future in an effort to secure lower prices, the Lithuanian Defense Minister said. […]
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 from the EU statistical office Eurostat showed on Thursday. […]
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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 economic development among them. The less well-off member states experienced the opposite processes – a […]
Society
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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 the Chairman of the public institution “European Social, Legal and Economic Projects” (ESTEP) Klaudijus Maniokas. […]
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 of the Baltic states with continental Europe via Poland. The document should give an impetus to the preparations for synchronized work of the networks. […]