Lithuania

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10 things every Lithuanian will tell you about the safety in the Baltic states, Q&A

Dear friends, you have probably noticed that we, the Baltic states, are really invested in what is happening in Ukraine…

3 years ago
  • Opinion

Investigations in Lithuania don’t resolve problems

Political investigations in Lithuania [...]

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania supports Global Pact for Environment initiative

Lithuania has expressed support to the Global Pact for the Environment that would introduce provisions for environmental protection and climate…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Kremlin unable to curb its hatred to West – President tells leaders at UN

Russia's leadership is unable to curb its hatred towards the Western world, President Dalia Grybauskaite said in her address to…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian airspace violation by Russia ‘not surprising’ – parliament panel head

Russian military aircraft's violation of Lithuanian airspace during the Zapad exercise should not come as a surprise, given the scale…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace – Foreign Ministry

Two Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft last week violated Lithuania's airspace, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Society

Police seize 0.5 tons of hashish

Law-enforcement officials have seized more than half a ton of hashish, worth an estimated 5 million euros, and detained eight…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Dutch troops start exercise in Lithuania today

NATO Enhanced Forward Presence team's combat group is starting an exercise in Jonava, Kaisiadorys and Elektrenai districts in central Lithuania…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian EC member: EC starts drafting unified food quality assessment methodology

The European Commission has ordered the development of a unified food quality assessment methodology in the European Union (EU) to…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Russia aiming to intimidate Europe in energy – Lithuania’s ambassador in Washington

Russia is using energy projects, such as the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus and the Nord Stream 2 gas…

7 years ago
  • Culture

Lithuania to again read names in memory of Holocaust victims

Lithuania will commemorate the Jewish Genocide Memorial Day this year by reading the names of the Holocaust victims out loud,…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania jumps to 16th place on European Innovation Scoreboard

Lithuania climbed eight positions to the 16th place on the 2017 European Innovation Scoreboard published by the European Commission (EC),…

7 years ago
  • Defence

NATO to closely follow Russia, China, Belarus drills near Lithuania

NATO will closely follow Russia's military exercises near the Baltic countries' borders, including its joint drills with Belarus and China,…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Mexico’s honorary consulate opens in Vilnius

Mexico's honorary consulate, headed by Ieva Kubiliene, a lawyer, was opened in Vilnius on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said. [...]

7 years ago
  • Defence

Belarusian, Russian arms inspectors visit Lithuania

A group of arms inspectors from Belarus and Russia are starting on Tuesday an inspection of a selected district in…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian language learning opportunities in Kaliningrad on decline – daily

The number of schools in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad that are offering Lithuanian-language courses, even as an extracurricular option,…

7 years ago
  • Culture

Decorative Tibetan-language sign to be unveiled in Vilnius’ Tibeto Skveras

Decorative signs in the Lithuanian and Tibetan languages will be unveiled in Tibeto Skveras, a small public garden in Vilnius'…

7 years ago
  • Defence

NATO chief, President Grybauskaite to observe Iron Wolf exercise

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and President Dalia Grybauskaite on Tuesday are to attend the Distinguished Visitors' Day of the…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

NATO jets escort 32 Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in this year’s busiest week

NATO fighter jets serving in the Alliance's air-policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled nine times last week to…

7 years ago
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Detractors of important convention find shelter under A. Širinskienė‘s wing

Individuals opposing the Istanbul Convention which denounces violence against women have found shelter in Seimas under the wing of “Farmer”…

7 years ago