Lithuania's approach to national defence is changing fundamentally, Kęstutis Budrys, Senior Adviser to the President on National Security Issues Kęstutis…
High-level diplomats from the US and Russia began important talks in Geneva over the continuing threat of a military offensive…
The striking teachers are awaiting Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis’ apology, but he does not appear intent to do so. The…
While the presidential elections will be held in only May, the unofficial electoral campaign has started.Some politicians have declared their…
Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis has called upon political parties to support the proposal of the State Defence Council to…
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called on political parties to seek a new political agreement on defence funding amid continuing…
In 2015, with the security environment on NATO's eastern frontiers deteriorating as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Lithuania…
The State Defence Council decided to send Lithuanian Special Forces to combat terrorists of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The…
The Lithuanian State Defence Council will discuss the needs of the national defense system and the country's participation in international…
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the United States Army Europe, has applauded Lithuania's plans of earmarking 2 percent of…
The proposal made by the Lithuanian State Defence Council to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to…
The Lithuanian State Defence Council on Tuesday suggested earmarking 2.07 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for defence next…
The Lithuanian State Defence Council is meeting at the President's Office on Tuesday to discuss financing of the defense sector…
The Lithuanian State Defence Council on Monday approved the country's intelligence needs and priorities for this year. [...]
The Lithuanian State Defence Council is holding a meeting on Monday where top officials of the country and heads of…
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has declared that universal compulsory military service could already be established during the Seimas term, that…
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis is planning to establish a separate agency to coordinate military purchases, saying that centralization would…
Lithuania's updated National Security Strategy will highlight corruption and social exclusion as threats, the chairman of the parliament's Committee on…
Lithuania's government will Wednesday discuss the updated draft National Security Strategy. [...]
The Lithuanian State Defence Council has endorsed an updated National Security Strategy. [...]
