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Lithuania, Latvia agree to synchronize military equipment procurement

September 15, 2016 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian and Latvian defense ministers signed on Thursday a joint communiqué stating their commitment to synchronize the procurement of military equipment. […]

The finish straight: electoral campaign analysis

September 15, 2016 LT Daily 0

With less than a month remaining to the Seimas elections and the Social Democrat Party remaining ahead in polls, DELFI speaks to several experts on how the current circumstances could be evaluated. […]

Conservatives collect signatures for Minister of Defence interpellation

September 12, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian parliament’s biggest opposition group, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has collected signatures for initiation of the interpellation procedure against Social Democratic Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas. […]

Conservatives collect signatures for Agriculture Minister’s interpellation

September 12, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), the largest opposition political group at the Lithuanian parliament, has collected signatures of 31 MPs in support of interpellation against Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė. […]

‘War’ between Lithuanian president and cabinet

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

The so-called army utensils scandal is turning into an open war between the president and the cabinet, Lithuanian analysts say. President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas a liar, stating that […]

Lithuanian President: Defence minister must step down

September 6, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas must step down because of the scandal over the army’s overpriced purchases that discredits not only the national defence system, but also the state and the Social Democratic Party, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]

Former PM Kirkilas says he ‘would have resigned’ in defence minister’s place

September 5, 2016 LT Daily 0

Gediminas Kirkilas, former prime minister and a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party, has said he would have stepped down if he were in the shoes of Lithuania’s minister of national defence, without going […]

Defence minister orders checks of army’s 2016 acquisitions

September 1, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has instructed the ministry’s staff to check all acquisition contracts signed by the ministry this year and the ongoing tenders referred to in the Public Procurement Service’s report. […]

Defence minister faces interpellation over army utensils scandal

August 31, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s opposition Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives) plan to launch interpellation procedure against Defence Minister Juozas Olekas, a social democrat, over suspected fraud in the army’s public procurement contracts. […]

‘There is a political aspect’ to purchasing €386m Boxers from Germany

August 23, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s defence minister, who signed a €386-million deal with a German company on purchasing 88 Boxer infantry vehicles, says the choice was as much about the quality of product as about buying it from a partner country. […]

Lithuania signing Boxer deal

August 22, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence and the army are signing a deal with a German company on the purchase of Boxer armoured infantry vehicles. […]

Lithuania purchases hundreds of used military vehicles from Netherlands

August 18, 2016 BNS 0

Several hundreds of used military vehicles purchased from the Netherlands will add mobility and power to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Thursday. […]

Lithuania to send military instructors to Iraq in 2017

July 21, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania is planning to contribute the first group of six military instructors to the US-led international operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq in early 2017, the Ministry of National Defence says.