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Mr Pål Jonson, Swedish Defence Minister. Photo Ruslanas Iržikevičius

Swedish Minister of Defence: Sweden eager to join NATO at upcoming Vilnius Summit

March 8, 2023 tv3.lt 0

Swedish Minister of Defence, Pål Jonson, discusses Sweden’s readiness to join NATO and its close relationship with Finland, in an interview with the Lithuania Tribune. He addresses the state of affairs with Turkey over terrorism and speaks on Sweden’s defense industry, its adaptability in the changing Euro-Atlantic landscape, and its strategic importance in regional security and cooperation. Learn more about Sweden’s potential NATO membership and their efforts to enhance security in the region. […]

After Sweden and Finland’s NATO decision, the West faces a crossroads

May 23, 2022 lrytas.lt 0

Changes and breakthroughs that were barely imaginable just a few months ago are on the increase. But the direction in which global processes are moving is still shrouded in fog. This is true both of […]

Finland’s announcement of its plans comes as a warning: Lithuania needs to rethink its security concept now

May 14, 2022 Mačys Laurinkus 0

On 13 May, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said they support the idea of the country joining NATO. Experts say that the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO would significantly […]

This decision will be the 2nd geopolitical catastrophe for Russia and will be very beneficial for Lithuania

April 18, 2022 lrytas.lt 0

This is because the accession of Sweden and Finland would make the Alliance dominant in the Baltic Sea, undermine the defence of the Kaliningrad region, and force Russia to re-plan how it will protect St […]

Maria Christina Lundqvist, H.E. Ambassador of Sweden to Lithuania

Social entrepreneurship: What can Lithuania learn from Sweden?

May 31, 2019 Ruslanas Iržikevičius 0

Social entrepreneurship is one of areas Lithuania takes inspiration from the Nordics. According to Maria Christina Lundqvist, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Lithuania, one key to success is a society that takes responsibility. […]

How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance

April 1, 2019 Ruslanas Iržikevičius 0

Ian Diaz / the Lithuania Tribune Politics is the new black, regardless of which one you choose, fictional or real. Just as many passions were stoked by the last season of House of Cards as […]

How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance

February 22, 2019 Ian Diaz 0

Politics is the new black, regardless of which one you choose, fictional or real. Just as many passions were stoked by the last season of House of Cards as were by Trump’s twitter account. […]

Identifying the biggest threats to the country, wanting to both punish and be friends

January 23, 2019 Vaidas Saldziunas 0

Which country do Lithuanians see as the friendliest and which – as the most hostile? What is the Lithuanian people’s perception of Donald Trump, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin? What leads to such choices? After asking this of Lithuanian citizens in a number of surveys, not only old truths surface, but also unexpected details. […]

Wildfires in Latvia. Photo: Artūrs Andrejs Blomkalns, Valsts policija

Lithuanian military helicopters continue to help Latvia, Sweden fight wildfires

August 2, 2018 BNS 0

Two Mi-8 helicopters of the Lithuanian Air Force have been helping to fight wildfires in Latvia and Sweden for the third week now, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. […]

Lithuania ranks 36th in World Press Freedom Index

June 18, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania ranks 36th in the annual World Press Freedom Index, produced by Reporters Without Borders, unchanged from last year. […]

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte

Netherlands recruits Baltic States to compensate for effects of Brexit

June 14, 2018 Dario Cavegn 0

The Netherlands is building new coalitions within the EU to compensate for the loss of the UK as the union’s main free trade champion, and has found partners in the Baltic States. At the same time, a domestic policy issue involving gas supplies and the Dutch stance on Russia have the potential to put what has been dubbed the New Hanseatic League to the test Dario Cavegn writes in the ERR News. […]

Palestinians consider opening embassy in Vilnius, ask for state recognition

May 31, 2018 BNS 0

The Palestinians are considering opening their embassy in Vilnius later this year, making it a bridge for Arab countries to the Baltic states, Foreign Minister Riad al Malki says. […]

Ambassador of Sweden Maria Christina Lundqvist delivering the opening remarks at the Swedish Business Forum in VIlnius Photo Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

Lithuania moving fast forward to becoming a cashless society

May 18, 2018 Ludo Segers 0

A future without cash was the subject of the Swedish-Lithuania Business Forum on Thursday in Vilnius. How to achieve that cashless society, the merits and some of the challenges was the main subject of presentations and panel discussions. Sweden gives us a closer look as to how the cashless future is shaping up. […]

Žygimantas Pavilionis. Emanuelis Zingeris. Fourteen years in EU foreign policy: what are the achievements?

May 8, 2018 Zygimantas Pavilionis 0

We mark twenty five years since the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty introducing the common foreign and security policy of the European Union (EU), to which Lithuania actively contributed from the very outset, […]

Lithuania opens 8th honorary consulate in Sweden

January 26, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s 8th consulate in Sweden has been opened in the city of Linkoping. […]

L. Kasčiūnas: How many migrants shall Lithuania take in this time?

December 20, 2017 Laurynas Kasciunas 0

The deadline established two years ago for EU Member States to take in a fixed number of refugees has expired. Further ways of tackling the problem are currently under debate. In order to shape the […]

Road Safety Seminar in Vilnius Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

The Zero Road Fatalities challenge for Lithuania

October 27, 2017 Ludo Segers 0

Lithuania has come a long way from being one of the most hazardous road environments in the EU. Road fatalities have decreased substantially over the last 10 years. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Education and enforcement contribute to overall safety. The main factors to achieve safe roads are road design and reshaping human behaviour. Particularly speed, alcohol and risky driving styles contribute to road fatalities, no surprises. […]

The Lithuanian Migration Department has decided to deny asylum to Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns and remains in special accommodation premises for asylum-seekers at the airport’s border control area. […]

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Swedish Minister of Defence: Sweden eager to join NATO at upcoming Vilnius Summit

After Sweden and Finland’s NATO decision, the West faces a crossroads

Finland’s announcement of its plans comes as a warning: Lithuania needs to rethink its security concept now

This decision will be the 2nd geopolitical catastrophe for Russia and will be very beneficial for Lithuania

How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance

How Lithuania helped shape Sweden’s elegance

Identifying the biggest threats to the country, wanting to both punish and be friends

Lithuanian military helicopters continue to help Latvia, Sweden fight wildfires

Lithuania ranks 36th in World Press Freedom Index

Netherlands recruits Baltic States to compensate for effects of Brexit

Palestinians consider opening embassy in Vilnius, ask for state recognition

Lithuania moving fast forward to becoming a cashless society

Žygimantas Pavilionis. Emanuelis Zingeris. Fourteen years in EU foreign policy: what are the achievements?

Lithuania opens 8th honorary consulate in Sweden

L. Kasčiūnas: How many migrants shall Lithuania take in this time?

The Zero Road Fatalities challenge for Lithuania

Reinstating conscription in Lithuania: bringing society back into defence?

Minister of defense says there’s too much nervousness over Zapad

Lithuania denies asylum to Tajik man linked to Islamic terrorists