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Russia’s counter to missile defence pushes Europe together

The ceremony of opening the United States’ missile defense base in Deveselu, Romania, last week (Thursday, May 12), was greeted by a barrage of condemnation and criticism from Russian officials. The next day, President Vladimir Putin turned these denouncements into state policy by defining this deployment of a radar station and SM-3 missile interceptors as a direct threat to Russia and promising to “curtail” it. […]

European Union

Almost half Europeans want their own UK-style referendum – survey

As the United Kingdom is preparing for a referendum on its membership in the European Union, a survey suggests that almost half of voters in eight big EU countries would also like to have in-out votes. […]

Economy

Sweden’s Nordea bank may be pulling out of Baltics

Swedish banking group Nordea is planning to sell its branch in the Baltic states, Estonia‘s business paper Äripäev has reported. […]

CORPORATE

What are the key risks facing the Lithuanian economy?

Gitanas Nausėda, Žygimantas Mauricas and Nerijus Mačiulis, all economists at leading commercial banks in Lithuania, are optimistic about Lithuania’s economy in the coming year but they highlighted some of the greatest economic risks Lithuania faces in the coming year – most of them international rather than domestic. […]

CORPORATE

Lithuania’s traffic jams: smart thinking needed

Traffic jams in Lithuania’s largest cities can’t hold a candle to those that torment the residents of the world’s largest metropolises, but Lithuanians who live farther away from their workplaces complain about having to spend an hour or more a day in traffic jams during their commutes. What sort of losses do traffic jams cause, and can this problem be solved easily? […]

Sweden consulate inauguration in 2014
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‘The biggest challenge is the lack of knowledge about Lithuania in Sweden’ – Honorary Consul

In a new series about those remarkable individuals who promote the Lithuania’s image abroad and build the country’s brand around the world, Rolf A Hellström, Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in Sweden, talks about his work for Lithuania in Sweden. […]