Iran
Foreign affairs

Iran – new and strong player

Not long ago, on 2 April 2015 an agreement was reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, that was referred to as “historic”. The agreement was concluded between The Six (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council + Germany) and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran takes the responsibility to reduce the enrichment of Uranium and the West, in return, is ready to lift some sanctions. The Lausanne Agreement was assessed positively. However, there are some sceptics thinking that the Agreement includes particular threats. […]

Gediminas Kirkilas
Energy
Rokas Masiulis
Energy

Lithuanian energy minister admits decisions on Visaginas NPP too slow

Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis has admitted that talks with Latvia and Estonia on the multi-billion-euro project for building a new nuclear power plant in Visaginas are proceeding too slowly and called for patience, saying that it will take more than a year until a final decision on the project is made. […]

Energy

Lithuania’s regulator says both prospective sites suitable to build nuclear plant

Both sites chosen for the construction of a new Lithuanian nuclear power plant in Visaginas (VAE) are suitable, the Lithuanian State Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, or VATESI, has stated. […]

No Picture
Opinion

Opinion: Looking into the Far East – how Japan might affect our energy security

Once Japan restarts its nuclear capabilities, it will reduce its reliance on LNG. As a result, global LNG prices should drop, benefiting European states that are eyeing LNG as an alternative to Russian gas. This is particularly crucial for such Eastern European states as Lithuania and Poland that have placed great hopes in their liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Klaipėda and Świnoujście. […]

Energy

Energy study brings no clarity to whether Lithuania should develop nuclear project

A new study on the strategic development of the Lithuanian energy sector does not bring clarity, at least for now, on whether or not the country needs a nuclear power plant. […]