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Economy
One of the most important Central Europe’s political science events returns to Vilnius
Lithuanian Political Science Association in cooperation with Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) is organising the 20th CEPSA conference on 25-26 September at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University (VU TSPMI), the International Political Science Association reports. […]
European Union
Juncker warns Moscow that EU borders are ‘untouchable’
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Moscow Wednesday the security of European Union member nations was sacrosanct, amid growing alarm in eastern states over the crisis in Ukraine. […]
Economy
Belarusian businesses keep moving to Lithuania
The current unpredictable economic situation in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine forces businesses to seek a safe haven for their money and ideas in the West. From year to year, the number of companies that have moved from the CIS countries to Lithuania is increasing, Invest Lithuania, the country’s investment promotion agency, reports. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Baltics perform 5 scrambles to intercept Russian planes
Last week, NATO fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission were scrambled five times to intercept Russian military aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
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European Union
EU extends sanctions for Russian and Ukrainian nationals who support separatists
The European Union has extended the existing sanctions for Ukrainian and Russian citizens supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine for six more months, Lithuanian diplomats said on Wednesday. […]
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Outbreak of violence is test for Ukrainian government, Lithuanian foreign minister says
The recent outbreak of violence in Kiev is a major test for the Ukrainian government, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. He hopes, however, that it will not impede the implementation of the truce deal. […]
Society
Vytautas Landsbergis slams prosecutors over January 13 investigation
Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis on Monday strongly criticized the work of prosecutors in the January 13 case, saying that they have diminished the importance of the investigation. […]
Defence
Outgoing Norwegian jets in Lithuania perform scrambles to intercept Russian planes
Outgoing Norwegian fighter jets, which were stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO‘s Baltic air policing missions, were scrambled on Monday, their last day of service, to intercept two Russian planes flying over the Baltic Sea. […]
Society
Lithuanian prosecutors hand ‘biggest in history’ January 13 case to court
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office is handing to court the case of attempted coup of January 13, 1991, which is the most significant and the largest case in the history of Lithuania’s law-enforcement, the office said. […]
Economy
Tourism industry holds key to Lithuania’s service export
To completely refocus on the West or, given accrued expertise and familiarity with the neighbours’ mentality, spend additional resources on the East? Entrepreneurs in many industries ask these questions while analyzing economic and financial indices as well as public moods in neighbouring countries. Tourism sector is no exception. […]
Politics
Mayor pledges to “take steps” to prevent Moscow House from opening in Vilnius
Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has pledged to take measures to prevent opening of the Moscow House in the Lithuanian capital as long as an analogous project in Moscow, the Vilnius House, is being stalled. […]
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Deep inside Russia: A few questions that guys in Petrozavodsk backyard have for Lithuania
The most changeless of all places in the world. That’s Petrozavodsk, a city in Russia’s north-west and the capital of the Republic of Karelia, according to its inhabitants. They express strong sympathy with Lithuanians because of corruption, their “Washington-serving president” and membership in the “homosexual union”. […]
Society
Lithuanian wants Mikhail Gorbachev’s role in January 1991 aggression investigated
Robertas Povilaitis who lost his father during the Soviet aggression in Vilnius on January 13, 1991, has turned to the Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office, calling for a more active investigation of the liability of the Soviet Union’s then leader Mikhail Gorbachev. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian president warns about propaganda threats at NATO Strategic Communications Center opening
Speaking at an opening of a NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence in Latvia on Thursday, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned about the threats of propaganda. […]
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Lithuania condemns Russia’s verdict for Estonian officer
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Wednesday condemned a Russian court’s verdict to sentence Estonian army officer Eston Kohver to 15 years in prison for spying. […]