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Lithuanians express solidarity with victims of attack in Paris

January 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

After three armed men killed a dozen people at the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, people around Europe and the world have gathered to spontaneous rallies to express solidarity under the banner #JeSuisCharlie (“I Am Charlie”) and show that attacks on free speech will not be taken lightly. A rally of solidarity was also organized in Vilnius near the Embassy of France (Švarco street 1) Thursday at noon. […]

Lithuania’s UNESCO ambassador: Paris attack raises concern about journalists’ safety

January 7, 2015 BNS 0

Wednesday’s terror attack in Paris will rekindle discussions on journalists’ safety, says Lithuanian Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Nobody is safe from terror attacks

January 7, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is expressing solidarity with the families of those killed in injured in a terror attack in Paris. This outrageous attack reminds everyone that nobody is safe from such incidents, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Lithuanian president extends condolences over shooting in Paris

January 7, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended condolences to President of France Francois Hollande over the tragic attack against a Paris-based magazine in which dozens of people were killed. […]

Lithuanian company says it has no information on suspects in France’s Alstom case

December 23, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian company Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba (Lithuanian Energy Production) says it has no information on any allegations against former staff members of its subsidiary Lietuvos Elektrinė (Lithuanian Power Plant), connected to French engineering group Alstom which has recently been charged in the UK with corruption linked to work in Lithuania. […]

Radio France: Lithuania’s stability and dynamism attracting top IT talent from Russia and Ukraine

December 16, 2014 Invest Lithuania 0

Over the past few months the Baltic states have witnessed an influx of residence permit applications from Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens. The reason behind this is clear: the deteriorating political and economic conditions in these countries. […]

US analyst: Lithuanian-Russian relations give new meaning to “the dialogue of the deaf”

December 12, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Russia is not going to give in to Western pressures and might get even more confrontational, especially as its economy is going to the dumps, says Bruce Jackson, president of the Project on Transitional Democracies, former US military intelligence officer and diplomat. […]

Prometheus Strangling the Vulture - Jacques Lipchitz. Photo Ludo Segers

Litvak art in Philadelphia

November 30, 2014 Ludo Segers 0

Philadelphia can lay claim to a few superlatives in art. Probably nowhere are so many paintings by Renoir and sculptures by Jacques Lipchitz on public display within less than 1 square mile but in Philadelphia. Both have a connection to France and Lipchitz life story even leads all the way to Druskininkai in Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian defence minister: France is looking for ways out of Mistral dilemma

November 19, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas says that his French counterpart told him at a meeting earlier this week that Paris was searching for ways to solve the issue of Mistral warships that France had built for Russia but suspended the handover following outcry from EU and NATO allies. […]

Opinion: Will the Baltic states rise to the challenges to their own security?

November 11, 2014 Dr. Stasys Backaitis 0

Russia’s attacks on Georgia and Ukraine in the last decade have brought to the forefront sharp diversities of opinion within the EU, showing that many member countries have no appetite for confrontation with Russia. […]

Lithuanian town of Marijampolė to hold French culture days

November 10, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

The town of Marijampolė, western Lithuania, is holding Days of French Culture on 10-23 November. […]

Lithuanian ambassador presents credentials to president of France

November 4, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian Ambassador to France Dalius Čekuolis presented letters of credence to President François Hollande. […]

EU will not buy Mistral warships meant for Russia

October 17, 2014 ELTA EN 0

In a reply to a letter sent by European Parliament members, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and French President Francois Hollande have stated that the Mistral warships meant for Russia cannot be purchased by the EU. […]

French Mistral warships are too expensive for any NATO state to buy, says NATO representative

October 8, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The French Mistral warships that were originally built for Russia, but the deal was suspended following western outrage at Moscow’s policies in Ukraine, are too expensive for any NATO member state to buy, former NATO spokesperson James Appathurai told LETA. […]

Daring tourists ‘step into the void’ at Eiffel Tower

October 8, 2014 Reuters 0

The Eiffel Tower in Paris unveiled its revamped first floor, with glass observation areas and a transparent floor that make people feel as if they’re walking in the sky. […]

EP president advisor Pranckevičius: Proposal for EU to purchase Mistral ships is “original and creative”

October 2, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The proposal for the European Union to purchase Mistral ships from France is welcomed in Brussels and is a way out of a particularly complex situation, says Arnoldas Pranckevičius, External Policies Advisor to the President of the European Parliament. […]

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