Germany

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

Russia is not going to give in to Western pressures and might get even more confrontational, especially as its economy…

10 years ago
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Angela Merkel: Germany will give military assistance to Baltic states if necessary

The EU response to Russia's actions in Ukraine is a correct decision, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis: We do not invest in our relations with the United States

Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America Žygimantas Pavilionis thinks that the US administration under President Barack Obama has…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO to keep enhanced capabilities in Baltics for 2015 but cautious about new steps

Additional NATO forces sent to the Baltic states earlier this year will remain in 2015 but the implementation of new…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: The importance of manners in the East

A small episode recently has shown that Russian President Vladimir Putin feels like he is a know-it-all who can ignore…

10 years ago
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Jeffrey Gedmin: Unless Europe puts values above commerce, we risk another Iron Curtain

Unless the EU takes a tough stand on Russia's foreign policies, there will re-emerge deep divisions in the continent between…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania marked Germany’s National Day of Mourning

On Sunday, 16 November, Germany's National Day of Mourning was marked in the Soldiers' Cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania. [...]

10 years ago
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Baltic and Nordic defence ministers discuss joint capacities

Lithuania's Defense Minister Juozas Olekas is visiting Norway on Wednesday to meet with his Nordic and Baltic colleagues for a…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Europe marks 25 years after fall of Berlin Wall

It is an emotional return to Checkpoint Charlie for former U.S. soldier William Guenther. He was posted in Germany in…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania-Germany cooperation discussed in Berlin

During the visit to Berlin on 6 November, Lithuania's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rolandas Kriščiūnas discussed possibilities of intensifying…

10 years ago

Baltic states receive European of the Year title

On 6 November, at a solemn ceremony in Berlin, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted the Golden Victoria award given to…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė: Regional security is common interest of Germany and Baltic states

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck. Taking part in the meeting on…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Forecasts for Lithuanian economy: We will experience turbulence rather than a free fall

Lithuania's real economy is experiencing a state similar to that of an airplane passenger who was warned by the pilot…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president plans visits to Berlin, Tallinn and Brussels

Berlin, Tallinn and Brussels are on Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė's list of planned official visits. [...]

10 years ago
  • Defence

German military equipment to be brought to Lithuania

German military equipment will be brought to a training event in Lithuania on Friday, the Baltic country's Ministry of National…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Vilnius-Frankfurt flights cancelled amid Lufthansa pilots strike

Lufthansa flights between Vilnius and Frankfurt, scheduled for this week, have been cancelled due to the strike of the German…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė congratulates Germany on Unity Day

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to Federal President Joachim Gauck…

10 years ago

Russia risks escalation of EU sanctions, German government source says

Germany is not disinclined to slap more European Union sanctions on Moscow if pro-Russian separatists make further military gains in…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania continues to lose population due to migration

In 2013, international net migration remained negative in Lithuania as the number of emigrants exceeded that of immigrants by 16,800.…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: What does Russia’s trade embargo remind us of?

This summer, Russia banned imports of agricultural products from the European Union countries for one year, while various sanctions on…

10 years ago