Foreign affairs
Swedish royal couple arrives in Vilnius
The aircraft with the Swedish royal couple landed at Vilnius International Airport today, at around 1 AM local time, the Lithuanian president’s office has confirmed to Elta. […]
Sweden
Society
Swedish royal couple to visit Vilnius University during Lithuania visit
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia will visit Vilnius University (VU) on 7-8 October. […]
Economy
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador receives Sweden’s royal couple prior to state visit
In preparation for their visit to Lithuania, the Swedish royal couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, dined at the Lithuanian ambassador’s residence in Stockholm on 29 September. […]
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Sweden’s royal couple to visit Lithuania
At the invitation of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Queen Silvia will arrive on an official state visit to Lithuania on 7-9 October. […]
Global LT
Lithuania and Sweden to strengthen security and defence cooperation
On 24 September Deputy Minister Marijus Velička underscored Lithuania’s intent to strengthen military cooperation with Sweden and other Nordic countries in a range of areas at a meeting with State Secretary Jan Salestrand of Swedish Ministry of Defence at the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. “Nordic-Baltic cooperation is a crucial factor of ensuring security in the region,” the deputy minister of national defence said. […]
Economy
Lithuanian start-ups presented at the Seed Forum seminar in Stockholm
Lithuanian start-ups took the spotlight in an innovation seminar on 22 September in Stockholm, organized by the international investment Seed Forum together with consultation company DLA Nordic and the Lithuanian Embassy in Sweden. […]
Energy
Opinion
Opinion: The refugee crisis will define Europe’s future
While the refugee and migrant crisis is an existential problem for Europe, it is also a huge opportunity. The way it is handled will critically impact not only the future direction of Europe, but also its identity – the European ethos – economics, demographics and indeed (don’t be scared!) culture. Encapsulated in the current drama is an opportunity, which only few leaders and very few countries see as they are overwhelmed by the immediate tasks. If handled right, Europe will come out stronger. […]
Energy
NordBalt cable lying safe on bottom of Baltic Sea
All cable-related works on the NordBalt power interconnection have been completed in the Baltic Sea. The 400km submarine cable connecting Lithuania and Sweden has been protected from vessel anchors and fishing equipment along its most vulnerable sections. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian communities celebrate Baltic Unity Day in Sweden
On 6 September near Stockholm, in Grödinge, the Lithuanian ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas greeted Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian communities in Sweden on the occasion of Baltic Unity Day. […]
Economy
Swedish Business Awards 2015, the first sustainable event in Lithuania
This year is an exceptional year for the Swedish Business Awards in Lithuania. The event celebrates its 10th anniversary. The ceremony of the Awards will become the first sustainable event in the country, organized in accordance with the requirements of ISO 20121:2012 standards. Moreover, the ceremony of the Awards will be honored by the presence of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė and other prominent Lithuanian and Swedish business, science and political leaders. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian businesses unite in Sweden
On September 3, Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden Eitvydas Bajarūnas attended the first official event of the club of Lithuanian businesspeople and professionals in Sweden. […]
Global LT
Folk groups from Lithuania took part in international folk festival EUROPEADE in Sweden
On the 5-9 August, nine Lithuanian folk dance groups, ensembles and choirs participated in the international folk festival EUROPEADE, which was held in the Swedish city of Helsingborg. […]
Economy
Opinion
Opinion: An-2 secrets better left untold?
One month after a small Lithuanian aircraft, An-2, crashed into the Baltic Sea on 16 May, the public still knows very little about what happened and why. If officials in charge of the investigation know more, they keep it to themselves. […]
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Nordic, Baltic and Poland are Europe’s new front-line states, security report says
Europe’s new front-line states are the Nordic countries, Baltic countries, plus Poland, which share a common concern about a “revisionist and rapidly-rearming Russia”, according to the Baltic Sea Security Report by the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). […]
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Lithuanian police offer help to Swedish law enforcement in murder case
Lithuania’s police have offered their assistance to Swedish counterparts investigating the murder case of a Swedish teenager, in which two Lithuanian citizens are named as suspects. […]