NATO battalion in Lithuania Archives - Page 2 of 2

Rukla hosting NATO batalion expects to heal social wounds

March 6, 2017 BNS EN 0

Before switching on the dictophone, Gintas Jasiulionis, elder of Rukla, a town in central Lithuania that is hosting the NATO enhanced Forward Presence battalion, asks BNS journalists to produce their press cards – he explains he wants to make sure he is not targeted by the Russian propaganda. […]

Germany’s Minister of Defence coming to Lithuania

February 6, 2017 BNS EN 0

Germany’s Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen and top-ranking NATO generals are coming to Lithuania to attend a formal presentation of the NATO battalion on Tuesday. […]

Weather conditions in Vilnius delay German troops’ arrival

January 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Weather conditions in Vilnius on Monday delayed the arrival of the first group of German troops to be deployed in Lithuania as part of NATO’s multinational battalion. […]

Stationing NATO troops in Rukla, Lithuania to benefit businesses

January 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

As the town of Rukla, central Lithuania, awaits deployment of more than 1,000 NATO troops, the military town has already improved the infrastructure and plans to do more work for 5.8 million euros before the arrival of the entire battalion in mid-2017, Verslo Žinios business daily said. […]

Flag raising ceremony on the Geidiminas' castle 2017

What to observe in Lithuanian politics in 2017

January 2, 2017 BNS EN 0

BNS Lithuania news agency lists the most important 2017 projected events on the political and public arena in Lithuania. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė with the US Senators Senators Lindsey Graham, Amy Klobuchar and John McCain

President: US role remains trans-Atlantic security guarantee

December 29, 2016 BNS EN 0

At a meeting with United States senators visiting Vilnius on Thursday, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė emphasized the country’s role to trans-Atlantic security. […]

Seimas passes resolution to step up diplomacy, restore ties with Poland

December 20, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on improvement of parliamentary diplomacy, calling for revival of relations with the neighboring Poland. […]

Lithuanian politicians react to the Russian attack scenario: what the reports indicate

December 31, 2024 0

On 29 December, the Finnish publication Iltalehti published information from NATO sources on the scenario of an attack on Finland, Norway and the Baltic States rehearsed by Russian forces during one of the exercises, Indrė […]

R. Juknevičienė. About Georgia and Beyond

December 31, 2024 0

Georgia has risen up against the anti-European regime of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Rasa Juknevičienė, Permanent Rapporteur on Georgian Affairs at the European Parliament, writes. What is happening now in Georgia is not just a local dispute […]

The fate of the coalition – in Skvernelis’ hands? A wavering Paluckas opened a window for Žemaitaitis

December 23, 2024 0

Not even a week after the swearing-in of the new Government, the fate of the ruling coalition is already hanging in the balance – Remigijus Žemaitaitis, the leader of Nemuno Aušra, has issued an ultimatum […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]