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Russian ‘countermeasures’ to NATO in Eastern Europe are coming

May 30, 2016 Steven Pifer 0

When NATO leaders gather in Warsaw on July 8 to 9, they will announce steps to beef up the alliance’s conventional force presence on its eastern flank. NATO also will shortly announce that the SM-3 missile defense site in Romania has achieved operational status. These moves will spur the Kremlin, with some fanfare, to announce military “countermeasures.” But those will be steps that Moscow almost certainly intends to take in any case. […]

Lithuanian hand-made candles a hit in London and Los Angeles

May 27, 2016 LT Daily 0

It took only six months for two Lithuanian entrepreneurs, Vilnius Malinauskas and Marius Bartkevičius, to establish a business and start exporting their products. Their company, Smells Like Spells, is making natural soy was candles and home fragrances which found a niche in the US, the UK, German and Latvian markets. […]

Germany ‘will meet NATO obligations for Lithuania’s security’

May 26, 2016 BNS 0

Germany will meet its obligations in boosting security of NATO‘s Eastern flanks, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]

Renewing EU sanctions against Russia may be difficult – German Foreign Minister

May 26, 2016 BNS 0

Germany‘s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that the European Union will find it more difficult to renew sanctions against Russia in the coming months amid “increased resistance” within the 28-member bloc. […]

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. […]

Lessons from Denmark – how Lithuania can generate support from allies to deter Russia

May 16, 2016 DELFI EN 0

As the Baltic States try to convince NATO allies that Russia represents a real threat to security in Europe, a retired Danish general said that his country was in a very similar situation during the Cold War as a nation on the borderline between West and East. […]

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. […]

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen

Russia ‘should not even dream about touching Baltic States’ – German Defence Minister

May 5, 2016 LT Daily 0

Russia needs to be given a clear message that interfering in NATO member states in any way is not acceptable, said German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen. “Russia needs to get a clear message […]

Swedbank looking to expand in Lithuania and Latvia

May 3, 2016 LT Daily 0

After acquiring retail banking businesses in Lithuania and Latvia from the Danish Danske Bank, the Swedish Swedbank is looking for more acquisitions in these countries. “We are ready to buy the portfolios of other banks […]

German decision to curb EU emigrant benefits could cause ‘chain reaction’ – Linkevičius

May 2, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has warned that a chain reaction could be triggered by a proposal in Germany to restrict social benefits for Immigrants from European Union member states. […]

Angela Merkel and Barack Obama in a G7 meeting

Russia ‘will not be returning to G8’ – Germany

May 2, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Russia is not going to return to the G7 group, the club of the world’s industrialized nations, according to a report by German magazine Der Spiegel on communications by Germany‘s leadership. […]

Bavaria's State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology Franz Josef Pschierer with Professor Eugenijus Butkus. Photo by Mindaugas Mikulėnas

Bavarian state secretary celebrates growing trade between Lithuania and Bavaria

April 29, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

Franz Josef Pschierer, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology of Bavaria, visited Vilnius University‘s Joint Life Science Centre on Thursday. […]

NATO commander Philip Breedlove and German minister Ursula von der Leyen

Germany ‘will send more troops to Lithuania to deter Russia’

April 29, 2016 LT Daily 0

Germany is to send more troops to Lithuania, the influential German news magazine Der Spiegel reports. “Due to requests from Eastern partners, NATO will send more troops to the border of Russia,” reports Der Spiegel, […]

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. […]

Lithuanian scientist nominated for European Inventor of the Year

April 28, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian scientist, professor Arminas Ragauskas has been nominated for the European Inventor Award, the first Lithuanian ever to be nominated for this award. […]

Can Nord Stream 2 be stopped?

April 27, 2016 Karel Beckman 0

Nord Stream 2, the controversial Russian-German pipeline project, is generating fierce opposition in Central and Eastern Europe as well as from the European Parliament and the European Commission. But could the opponents of the pipeline, owned 50% by Gazprom and 50% by some of the largest Western European companies, stop the project? […]

German public against sending troops to aid Baltic defences

April 26, 2016 BNS 0

Though German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė that Germany would contribute to the defence of the Baltic states, an opinion poll on Tuesday revealed that 57% of Germans think that their country should not send its soldiers to defend NATO members such as the Baltic countries or Poland if they were attacked by Russia. […]

Germany, Lithuania on opposite sides of NATO divide on Russia

April 26, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The NATO-Russia Council meeting last week did not seem to bring any tangible results, but it was preceded by the usual clash of opposing positions within NATO, one side advocating for engaging in dialogue with Russia and the other sceptical about Russia’s interest in genuine engagement. […]

What would economic disintegration in Russia look like?

April 23, 2016 Andrey Movchan 0

Russia’s economy will likely contract gradually over the next three to four years and then become increasingly socialized, as the government implements price and currency controls, monopolizes foreign trade, embarks on a large-scale nationalization of private industries, and increasingly regulates salaries and consumption. […]

Energy

Germany to join Vilnius-based NATO energy security centre

April 21, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Germany has plans to join the NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence (ENSEC COE), based in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday. […]