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Terrorist threat level ‘unchanged’ in Lithuania

July 15, 2016 BNS 0

The likelihood of terrorist attacks in Lithuania remains unchanged, with no data available on planned attacks, says Darius Jauniškis, the director of the State Security Department. […]

Nice massacre ‘attack on French values’ – senator in Vilnius

July 15, 2016 BNS 0

The mass massacre in Nice is an attack on the values of France, a member of the French Senate, Helene Conway-Mouret, said in Vilnius on Friday.

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Lithuanian witness at the scene of Nice attack: ‘The lorry speeded over people like a lawn mower’

July 15, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian expatriate tells how he saw the lorry that killed over 80 people in Nice drive over people’s bodies just metres from him. […]

‘No Lithuanians hurt’ in Nice attack

July 15, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry says it has no information about Lithuanian nationals affected in the terrorist attack in the French seaside resort of Nice where a truck smashed into a crowd in early hours of Friday.

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Sarkozy missed ‘good opportunity to keep silent’ – Lithuanian foreign minister

June 17, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has criticized statements by former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy on EU-Russia relations, saying that the former French leader missed a good opportunity “to keep silent”.

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EC to discipline France on posted workers wage regulation

June 16, 2016 BNS 0

The European Commission (EC) intends to send an official letter to France on Thursday, notifying the country about the initiation of an infringement procedure in connection to its laws that puts foreign carriers working in its territory to pay the same wages that are paid to French drivers, EC member Elzbieta Bienkowska in charge of internal market said in Vilnius on Thursday.

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Lithuanian carriers joined protest rally in front of EC

June 15, 2016 LT Daily 0

On Tuesday, a delegation of 10 truck drivers from the Lithuanian National Road Carriers organisation Linava joined an international protest outside the European Commission‘s headquarters in Brussels against new protectionist EU laws which carriers say […]

Lithuania’s export volumes bounce back

June 13, 2016 LT Daily 0

First quarter’s foreign trade of Lithuanian businesses has been equal to 40% of last year‘s volumes, shows the latest analysis by the Confederation of Industrialists, the country’s biggest business association. Analysts point out several trends […]

Is Greece on the road to recovery? Lithuanian economists are divided

June 1, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

After the latest EU deal to extend more credit to Greece, Lithuanian economists are divided on whether the EU bailout has helped Greece and put it on the road to recovery, or has simply bailed out European banks at the cost of the EU taxpayer and the Greek public. […]

Lithuanian truck drivers protest new law in France

May 30, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian truck drivers are organizing a rally on Monday to protest new measures introduced in France which they say will undermine competition. The French government has passed legislation, which comes into force this July, demanding […]

France to build memorial for French POWs in Neringa

May 17, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

France is considering to build a monument on Lithuania’s Curonian Spit to commemorate French soldiers who perished here during nineteenth-century military conflicts. […]

Families of French Jews killed in Lithuania pay tribute in Kaunas

May 11, 2016 BNS 0

Families of Jewish nationals who were brought to Lithuania from France in the years of the Holocaust honored the memory of the victims at the Kaunas Ninth Fort in Lithuania on Tuesday. […]

Almost half Europeans want their own UK-style referendum – survey

May 9, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

As the United Kingdom is preparing for a referendum on its membership in the European Union, a survey suggests that almost half of voters in eight big EU countries would also like to have in-out votes. […]

Lithuania ranked in top 20 most influential countries in Europe – Politico

April 29, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Politico has ranked Lithuania as one of the top 20 most influential countries in Europe. […]

French PM to visit Lithuania in September

April 19, 2016 BNS 0

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is expected to pay a visit to Lithuania in September, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with his French counterpart on Monday. […]

The impact of Panama Papers in Eastern Europe – and rest of the world

April 13, 2016 STRATFOR 0

On April 3, the Panama Papers hit media outlets around the world, and the fallout was swift. […]

The European Union is not a security union

March 29, 2016 STRATFOR 0

In the wake of any shocking event, national governments and officials of the European Union invariably call for more cooperation between member states to prevent anything similar happening in the future. The response to the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels has been no different. […]