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  • Foreign affairs

Government to keep up pressure on Belarus over N-plant, to seek good economic ties

Members of the Lithuanian Cabinet agreed on Thursday to keep up the pressure on Belarus over the safety of the…

7 years ago
  • Energy
  • Foreign affairs

Former president Adamkus calls for regional energy summit

Lithuania's former President Valdas Adamkus on Tuesday called for convening a meeting of the region's political leaders on energy issues.…

7 years ago
  • Defence
  • Energy

Seimas panel chief calls for scrutiny of politicians’ ties, influence on energy

Politicians' ties and influences on energy projects should be scrutinized, says Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and…

7 years ago
  • Uncategorized

The story of the birth of the Astravyets nuclear power plant

Exceptionally few human decisions will lead to consequences measured in a dozen thousand or a hundred thousand years, which is…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė tells Trump about regional security, Astravyets N-plant

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė told US President Donald Trump at the summit of Central and Eastern European leaders in Warsaw…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuanians’ OSCE resolution on Belarus’ N-plant blocked in ‘painful blow from Sweden’

At Sweden's imitative, Lithuanian parliamentarians' resolution criticizing the construction of Belarus' Astravyets nuclear power plant was blocked at the Organization…

7 years ago
  • European Union

Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly urges Belarus to suspend N-plant construction

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on Belarus to suspend the construction of its Astravyets nuclear…

7 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Seimas urges Estonia, Latvia, Poland to boycott Astravyets electricity

Lithuania's parliament has urged Estonia, Latvia and Poland to bar electricity from unsafe nuclear utilities. [...]

7 years ago
  • Energy

MPs propose to ask Poland, Latvia, Estonia to join blocking of Belarus N-plant

A group of Lithuanian lawmakers propose that the Seimas should formally invite Polish, Latvian and Estonian parliamentarians to join initiatives…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Why Paluckas is not aspiring for a seat in the Seimas?

Beginning from the election of the chairman of the social democrat party many questions were raised pertaining to the fact…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Motion for Lithuanian MP Bastys impeachment is justified

A motion by members of the Seimas to open impeachment proceedings against Mindaugas Bastys, a member of the Social Democratic…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

EU commissioner says no thaw in ties with Belarus until it proves its N-plant is safe

There will be no thaw in the energy dialog between the EU and Belarus until Minsk proves that the nuclear…

8 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuanians give EU commissioner hot-air balloon ride to show him Belarus’ N-plant site

In an unconventional effort to convince EU officials that Belarus' nuclear power plant is a safety hazard, the Lithuanian government…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Bastys impeachment panel asks for extension of work until June 1

The impeachment commission for Mindaugas Bastys, a member of the parliament's Social Democratic Party group, will ask for extension its…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Persons in contact with Bastys aimed to change Lithuanian geopolitical course

Persons who maintained close contacts with Lithuanian MP Mindaugas Bastys aimed to change the country's geopolitical course, Vytautas Bakas, chairman…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Bastys: it is a pity that I do not remember a warning specifically

"The representative of Social Democratic group Mindaugas Bastys by maintaining close and regular contact with the Russian State Atomic Energy…

8 years ago
  • Politics

MP Bastys acted against Lithuania’s intrests, panel finds

Mindaugas Bastys, a member of the Social Democratic political group in the Seimas, acted against the interests of the Lithuanian…

8 years ago
  • Defence
  • Energy

Rosatom sought foothold in Lithuania – declassified intelligence info

Russia's nuclear energy giant Rosatom, which is building the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, had plans to gain a…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

MEPs call for checks whether Belarus uses ES support for Astravyets N-plant

The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday denounced the Belarusian and Russian response to the wave of protests in the countries,…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

ForMin urges IAEA to respond to violations in Astravyets N-plant construction

Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to respond to violations of the…

8 years ago