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Russia’s ambition in central Europe exceeds its capability
Russia has actively worked to boost its leverage in Central Europe over the past few years, and the crisis in Ukraine has only heightened the Kremlin’s interest in the region. Russia aims to use commercial and political ties to undermine Western institutions and to steer Central Europe toward Russian interests. […]
Defence
Polish and Estonian defence chiefs hail Lithuania’s move to reintroduce conscription
Polish and Estonian chiefs of defence on Thursday welcomed the Lithuanian plans of reintroducing conscription, emphasizing that the move would allow reinforcing the Armed Forces amid the Russian threat. […]
Defence
Defence
Polish army general staff chief on formal visit in Lithuania
Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces General Mieczyslaw Gocul arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday on a formal visit to discuss points of defence cooperation and security situation in the region. […]
Sports
Davis cup: Lithuania to face Poland
Lithuania will appear for the first time in the Europe / Africa group zone I to face Poland. The meeting will take place in Orlen Arena, Plock, Poland, and will start this Friday (March 5th – 7th). It will be the second time that the nations are meeting in tennis court. The previous occasion was 20 years ago when Poland won. […]
Foreign affairs
Polish foreign minister: We should promote Polish-speakers’ involvement in Lithuania’s statehood
Poland should make an effort to ensure the rights of Lithuanian Poles, but also promote their involvement in Lithuania’s statehood, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna has said. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Is Minsk the end, or just the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine?
There is no doubt who gained most from the deal reached in Minsk on February 12th to end the conflict in Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a minimum, a frozen conflict will block Ukraine’s progress towards NATO and the EU; and if fighting resumes, the terms of the ceasefire will leave Ukrainian forces in a weaker position than now. […]
Poland and Lithuania hold consultations on Ukraine in preparation for Eastern Partnership summit
On 17 February, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga and the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy with Polish MFA Undersecretaries of State Henryka Moscicka-Dendys and Konrad Pawlik. […]
Energy
LitPol Link to be delivered on schedule
Construction of the the high voltage power interconnection LitPol Link between Poland and Lithuania is progressing according to the planned timeline. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania and Poland abandon tradition to celebrate independence together
The tradition for Lithuanian and Polish presidents to visit each other’s country for independence day celebrations has died. […]
Defence
Baltics to host Saber Strike 2015 military exercises
Troops from nine NATO countries took part in the main planning conference of the Saber Strike 2015 multinational exercises at the General Adolfas Ramanauskas Warfare Training Centre in Nemenčine on February 10-13. […]
Defence
Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade might hold first exercises in autumn
The Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian joint military brigade, currently being established, might hold the first joint military exercises in the coming autumn, Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
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Society
Lithuanian historian: Moscow does not have moral right to host end of WWII celebrations
Ronaldas Račinskas, the head of the International Commission for the Evaluation of Crimes of the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes in Lithuania, approves of the ideas of Polish politicians when they say that events marking the end of World War II hostilities should take place in other European capitals and not in Moscow. He says that Russia continues to justify its actions with categories from World War II. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Lithuania drives bottom-up transparency approach in the EU
What distinguishes Lithuania on the map of EU member states preparation toward 2014-2020 frameworks is agile and also transparent preparation process. From the governance system point of view it looks similar to other EU countries, as there is a “super ministry” coordinating the EU funds related process in general, and various Management Authorities (ministries, national funds, development agencies), which operate closer to final beneficiaries. […]
Society
Polish investigator who kidnaps Lithuanian children from Norway’s child services: We did things we cannot talk about
It is a public secret what Krzysztof Rutkowski, a Polish private investigator, does for a living. He is helping people who have had their parental rights restricted by Norway‘s child welfare services to get their children back. Rutkowski tells DELFI that he has worked with families from Lithuania, too. […]
Defence
Defence