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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 president offers conditions for warship delivery to Russia

September 5, 2014 Reuters 0

French President François Hollande sits down with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko at the NATO summit in Wales after he moved to suspend delivery of a warship built for Russia amid the ongoing battle for control for Ukraine‘s east. […]

Minister Linkevičius: France’s decision on Mistral is step in right direction

September 4, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has commended the decision made by the French government to suspend the handover of Mistral naval ship to Russia. […]

Dozen Lithuanians protest outside Italian Embassy over EU apathy regarding Russia

September 2, 2014 BNS 0

Just over a dozen people gathered for a rally outside the Italian Embassy in Vilnius on Tuesday to protest against what they said was passive stance of the European Union (EU) presidency and other Western European countries on Russia. […]

Foreign Policy Coordination Council discussed key objectives in 2021 foreign policy

January 15, 2021 0

President Gitanas Nausėda convened a meeting of the Foreign Policy Coordination Council to discuss key priorities and objectives in foreign policy in 2021, the President‘s Communication Group wrote in a press release. “We are a […]

Crisis management: aim high, act fast and keep the lights on

January 12, 2021 0

A few weeks ago, some of the participants at the new cabinet’s meeting must have been overtaken by a sense of déjà vu. It was a similarly urgent meeting in the weekend that the previous […]

Seimas to promote close bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the US

January 7, 2021 0

The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania adopted a Resolution thereby committing to consolidate the strategic partnership between Lithuania and the US in the field of defence, seek the permanent presence of US troops in Lithuania, promote […]

Nerijus Mačiulis. Five key accents of the new Lithuania’s government programme

December 31, 2020 0

For whom and what does the new Lithuania’s government programme promise? Across the 118 pages long programme, anyone could find accents of relevance to themselves – optimists can celebrate every page, while pessimists, as the […]

Wrap Up of 2020: key takeaways of fintech ecosystem

December 23, 2020 0

With favourable business conditions to grow, Lithuania is a home for many technology startups and established companies. One of the fastest developing sectors is fintech. Although 2020 was a challenging year for the country’s economy […]

Laurinkus. Lithuania is familiar with a dramatic clash of visions and reality: how will it be now?

December 23, 2020 0

Former President D. Grybauskaitė demanded English language skills from minister candidates, just no one knows based on what scale – up to five or ten points. By the way, the current minister of national defence […]