Lithuanian stand in the Munich (Germany) Fair, which will take place June 26-29
Economy

90 our of 100 universities in the world request Lithuanian lasers

One of the things Lithuania is best known for is the laser industry. While perhaps not at the very pinnacle of the industry, the country does not compare all too poorly against highly developed states such as the USA, Germany, France, China and others. And at the same time the industry shows no signs of slowing down, with growing sales and increasing numbers of manufacturers, which should keep Lithuania within the top echelon of the laser industry. […]

Possible route Nord Stream 2 according to company
Energy

President Dalia Grybauskaite promises to help Ukraine block Nord Stream 2 initiatives

President Dalia Grybauskaite has promised to help Ukraine to block initiatives for expanding the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia with Germany as Brussels prepares to open talks with Moscow. […]

Linas Linkevičius
European Union

Europe ‘to extend sanctions against Russia for six months’

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault said that the European Union would extend its economic sanctions against Russia for another six months.

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Leonidas Donskis, Linas Linkevičius and Tomas Venclova
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian thinkers weigh in on importance of Russian opposition forum in Trakai

At a press conference in Trakai following the annual Russian opposition forum, Lithuanian commentators shared their insights into the results of this year’s discussions. The annual forum invites Russian intellectuals, public figures, journalists and other individuals to discuss Russia’s situation, its future and its relationship with the West. […]

Žygimantas Pavilionis
CORPORATE

Partnership with Poland should be Lithuania’s key foreign policy priority, says former ambassador to US

Many in Lithuania have been criticizing Poland‘s new government, but former Lithuanian ambassador to the US Žygimantas Pavilionis believes that the return of a strategic partnership between Poland and Lithuania should be our greatest foreign policy priority. According to Pavilionis, those now criticising the Polish government are the same people that accepted Barack Obama‘s attempts to reset the US relationship with Russia and improve the EU’s relationship with Russia. […]

Remigijus Motuzas, Vladimir Putin
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian ambassador in Moscow: Balancing political estrangement and cultural closeness

With the creepy chill in the Lithuanian-Russian relations, the aftermath of the geopolitical square-off between Moscow and Western powers, the trade, amazingly, has taken the beating until this year quite well. “Quite paradoxically, the scope of Russia-bound Lithuanian export rose throughout 2014, while Russia was already gripped by Western economic sanctions,” Remigijus Motuzas, Lithuania’s ambassador to Russia, tells the Lithuania Tribune. This year, bilateral trade has started taking a hit, however. The Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow nevertheless keeps bustling as visitors are unfazed by the roughed up relations. […]

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Lithuania’s Linkevičius has “no illusions” about Russia

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he has “no illusions” about Russia, adding that Moscow has so far failed to implement the Minsk agreement on a truce in Ukraine. […]