Politics
President appoints Skvernelis-led Cabinet
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday signed a decree to appoint a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis. […]
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Defence
Defmin candidate backs idea of general conscription
Candidate for Lithuania’s defence minister, diplomat Raimundas Karoblis, supports the idea of introducing mandatory conscription to the Armed Forces. […]
Politics
Next defmin is a diplomat who headed Lithuania’s EU presidency team
Raimundas Karoblis, the man who is set to become Lithuania’s next defense minister, has served as a diplomat for more than 20 years and, as the country’s permanent representative to the European Union in Brussels, coordinated Lithuania’s EU presidency three years ago. […]
Politics
New PM names his ministerial candidates
Lithuania’s Prime Minister-designate Saulius Skvernelis on Thursday announced his candidates for ministerial posts to the parliament. […]
Foreign affairs
Deputy formin hopes US to keep foreign policy unchanged after Trump’s victory
Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Raimundas Karoblis says that the US foreign policy should not undergo major changes after election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as its new president. […]
European Union
Brexit and Beyond
The British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania hosted a half day conference last Tuesday (27th September), Brexit and Beyond: Political and Business implications at which the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raimundas Karoblis joined Claire Lawrence the British Ambassador, in giving two keynote addresses. […]
Uncategorized
Lithuania ‘ready to help Belarus with WTO accession’
As Belarus seeks to resume talks over membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Lithuania has said it is willing to help with advice and technical assistance. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s former EU ambassador to be appointed deputy foreign minister
Former Lithuanian Ambassador to the EU Raimundas Karoblis will be appointed a deputy minister of foreign affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Tuesday. […]
European Union
EU united on Russia sanctions, Lithuanian diplomat says
EU ambassadors were united on Wednesday when they agreed to extend the existing economic sanctions against Russia until the end of January, 2016, Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the EU Raimundas Karoblis says. […]
European Union
US-EU trade deal won’t hurt Lithuanian farm industry, ambassador says
A US-EU trade agreement is unlikely to adversely affect Lithuania’s agricultural industry, the country’s permanent representative to the EU said on Tuesday, adding that the US will not flood the Lithuanian market with cheap products as the deal would provide for removing customs duties only on specific American product quotas. […]
European Union
Lithuania “not enthusiastic” about proposed EU migrant quotas
Lithuania is “not enthusiastic” about the European Commission‘s proposal to introduce quotas for EU member states to accept a certain number of migrants from Africa, the country’s Permanent Representative to the EU Raimundas Karoblis says. […]
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Lithuania’s diplomatic missions in Brussels organized commemorative independence day gathering
On 16 February, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Lithuania to NATO invited Lithuania’s friends to celebrate the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence. […]
European Union
No need for Schengen restrictions following Paris attacks, Lithuanian representative says
There should be no restrictions on free movement of person in the Schengen Area following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. However, some countries might in some cases step up control of their national borders, Lithuanian Permanent Representatives to the EU Raimundas Karoblis says. […]
European Union
EU’s 315-billion-euro investment plan may benefit Lithuania, ambassador says
The European Commission’s 315-billion-euro investment plan may benefit Lithuania, but the scheme of its financing still involves many uncertainties, Lithuania’s permanent representative to the European Union (EU) has said. […]
European Union
Lithuanian ambassador: Nobody in EU suggests softening Russian sanctions
All member states and institutions of the European Union are in favour of continuing with the existing sanctions on Russia for its actions in Ukraine, the Lithuanian ambassador in Brussels said on Tuesday. […]
European Union
EU agreed on postponement of Ukraine pact with safeguards against future Russian pressure
Ambassadors of European Union (EU) member-states on Thursday finalized positions on postponement of the free trade agreement with Ukraine. The document incorporates safeguards, suggested by Lithuania, intended to curb Russia‘s future pressure, Lithuania’s ambassador says. […]