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NB8 lawmakers to discuss ways to bolster democratic values in Vilnius

October 29, 2018 BNS 0

Vilnius is hosting a meeting of the chairs of parliamentary foreign affairs committees from the Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8) on Monday. […]

Seimas speaker off to Iceland for NB8 conference

July 17, 2018 BNS 0

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, is leaving on Tuesday for Reykjavik to take part in a conference of the parliamentary speakers of the eight Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8). […]

Seimas’ speaker Pranckietis going to US

June 26, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is going to Washington D.C. early this week to attend a meeting of Nordic and Baltic parliamentary speakers with top-ranking US officials. […]

Nordic and Baltic officials call for fight against propaganda

March 25, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 23-24 March in Copenhagen, political directors of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) discussed regional issues, challenges to Ukraine‘s security and territorial integrity, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, prospects for relations with Russia, ways to increase resilience to propaganda of the societies, as well as threats of terrorism and the spread of radical Islamic ideology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]

Citus experts: Housing demand surpasses the results of the past two years – buyers of the economic segment are returning

October 13, 2024 0

In the last quarter of the year, the number of new housing units (apartments and terraced houses) sold in Vilnius in the economy class was 50% higher than in April–June, according to preliminary data from […]

Is Nausėda already forming the ruling majority? Only three parties were invited to meet

October 7, 2024 0

While the heads of the opposition parliamentary parties are ironing their suits and preparing for their meeting with President Gitanas Nausėda, the ruling parties shrug their shoulders. Counting down the days until the parliamentary elections, […]

Complicated Sino-Lithuanian relationship

October 1, 2024 0

As the Seimas elections approach, more parties, especially opposition parties, promise to change their foreign policy. The most significant change, in their view, is in relations with China. The opposition believes that seeing China as […]

Economist speaks out about the unstoppable rise in prices: ‘It’s getting a bit scary’

September 24, 2024 0

Prices in Lithuania decreased by 0.5% over the month, but annual inflation is again approaching the 1% mark. The most significant price increases over the year were in cafes and restaurants – nearly 9%. Some […]

Who could have thought? Germans give us a brigade, we give them electricity

September 20, 2024 0

Rokas Masiulis, the Head of the electricity transmission operator Litgrid, was one of the energy experts who, at the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, calmly and even optimistically looked to the future: Lithuania would […]