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Baltic and Ukrainian defence ministers to discuss Ukraine assistance
The Baltic defence ministers are meeting with their Ukrainian counterpart Stepan Poltorak on Thursday and Friday. […]
Ukraine
Opinion
Opinion: Lithuania does not invest into its most important ally
A visit several weeks ago by Kurt Volker, former US ambassador to NATO and currently the head of the McCain Institute, would have gone unnoticed by the Lithuanian public, if it weren’t for a few media interviews. And even if it was noticed, many must have thought it of little consequence. […]
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Georgia can expect EU visa-free regime in 2016
Georgia can expect a visa-free regime with the European Union next year but Ukraine might need to wait for it due to the ongoing war in the east of the country, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
European Union
EU promises to Eastern partners are sufficient, Lithuanian president says
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is attending the European Union‘s (EU) Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, says that the promises made to Eastern partners are sufficient, although the West has not committed itself to accepting them into the EU in the future. […]
European Union
Europe remains open to Eastern partners, President Grybauskaitė says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that at the European Union‘s (EU) Eastern Partnership Summit the EU will once again assure its commitment to cooperate with countries of Eastern Europe. However, the extent of cooperation will depend on the resolve of each country. […]
European Union
Lithuanian President to attend Eastern Partnership summit in Riga
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday and Friday is attending the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Riga. The summit will review the results of the Eastern Partnership programme achieved after the Vilnius summit held at the end of 2013 and will outline guidelines for further cooperation and development of the programme, said the presidential press service. […]
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Analyst: Ukraine needs to do homework and let EU see it done
The gloomy mood ahead of the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga this week is in a stark contrast with the expectations that prevailed before the similar meeting in Vilnius one and a half years ago. […]
European Union
Lithuanian MEP receives award for developing EU-Ukraine relations
During a formal visit to Kiev, Member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius received the Vladimir the Great second degree award. The award was bestowed on the Lithuanian politician for his contribution to developing relations between the European Union and Ukraine. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian politicians propose turning to international court over Crimean annexation
Lithuania’s conservative party, the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has suggested initiating a UN General Assembly resolution on turning to the International Court of Justice over Russia‘s annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea. […]
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Lithuania to help set up psychological rehabilitation centres in east Ukraine
Lithuania is contributing to the founding of two psychological rehabilitation centres in Dnepropetrovsk and Poltava regions in Eastern Ukraine to provide services to persons affected by the war there. […]
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Lithuanian ambassador: Anti-government protests in Ukraine incited by interest groups
Lithuania’s new Ambassador in Kiev Marius Janukonis says that Ukraine currently has many economic problems, which might give cause for dissatisfaction among the population. However, he believes that any unrest would most likely be spurred by groups not eager about the country’s European future. […]
Economy
Bank of Lithuania: Geopolitical tensions overshadow low interest rate concerns
Financial institutions operating in Lithuania consider the risk arising from the prolonged period of low interest rates as increasingly significant, although, with the persisting geopolitical tensions, the risk related to a likely exacerbation of Russia‘s and Ukraine‘s conflict and related consequences has been assessed as the major one, shows the survey conducted by the Bank of Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
How Lithuania can irritate Russia into retreat
Lithuania is in a perfect position to irritate Russia enough to force Moscow out its current misinformation offensive into the defensive, says J. Michael Waller, an American expert on information warfare. In an interview with DELFI, he shares some tips how even a country as small as Lithuania could push Russia’s buttons. […]
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Ukrainian president appoints Lithuania’s former PM to advisory council
Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko has appointed Lithuania’s ex-PM Andrius Kubilius as member of the advisory council for reforms, according to a decree published on the president’s official website on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuania’s Linkevičius has “no illusions” about Russia
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he has “no illusions” about Russia, adding that Moscow has so far failed to implement the Minsk agreement on a truce in Ukraine. […]
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Lithuanian MP: John Kerry’s visit to Russia does not change Washington’s position
A meeting of John Kerry, United States Secretary of State, and Russian President Vladimir Putin does not mean that Washington will soften its position regarding the conflict in Ukraine, says Lithuanian Deputy Seimas Speaker, Social Democrat Gediminas Kirkilas. […]
Society
Lithuania granted asylum to 75 foreigners in 2014
The 27 European Union (EU) Member States for which data are available granted protection status to 185,000 asylum seekers in 2014, up by almost 50 percent compared with 2013. Since 2008, more than 750,000 asylum seekers have been granted protection status in the EU, said Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. […]
Global LT
Open House at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington
For years now, the Embassies of the EU member states in Washington DC open their doors on the second Saturday of May. This event on Europe Day is a chance for Americans of the Capital region to experience Europe. It is a bit like being able to visit Europe for less than $ 5 a day. […]
Defence
Five Ukrainian soldiers arrive for treatment in Lithuania
Five more Ukrainian troops have arrived in Lithuania for treatment, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. […]