Miguel Arias Canete Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuania has chances to secure more EU funding in post-2020 budget – PM

June 7, 2018 BNS 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania has chances to secure more funding in the EU‘s post-2020 budget, but much will depend on further negotiations. […]

Energy minister: There is hope that Nord Stream 2 won’t be built

April 4, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas says he still has hope that the second line of the Nord Stream gas pipeline on the bottom of the Baltic Sea will not be built. […]

EU has no legal tools to halt Nord Stream 2 – Vestager

October 11, 2017 BNS 0

Expansion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not in the interest of the European Union, however, the organization has no legal instruments to halt the project, Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has said in Vilnius. […]

Farewell to Nemunas Aušra – what’s next? It won’t be that easy to reach an agreement; Žemaitaitis may “release the brake”

June 8, 2026 0

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has spoken its mind – it is saying goodbye to Remigijus Žemaitaitis Nemuno Aušra and initiating coalition negotiations with the Democratic Union Vardan Lietuvos, Agnė Liubertaitė says in lrytas […]

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

On the eve of the crucial decision – VP Andriukaitis’ message regarding the coalition and a prediction of a possible split

June 5, 2026 0

It is obvious to me that this cannot continue – the problem of Remigijus Žemaitaitis needs to be solved,” said Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Honorary Chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), MEP. According to […]

Kasčiūnas – about the Russian military intelligence operation in Lithuania and his message to the population: “We need to be honest here”

May 27, 2026 0

A Russian military intelligence operation was carried out at the Registry Centre (RC), Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and a former minister of National Defence, claims on the lrytas […]

Expert on the government’s response to the air raid threat: “We missed the information hybrid attack”

May 25, 2026 0

According to the Žinių Radijas program Aktualusis Interviu, after a threat warning was issued in Lithuania, the public was divided into two camps, lrytas.lt reports. Some say the authorities and decision-makers acted professionally, arguing that […]

“Suicidal paranoia”: The Kremlin went into hysteria after Lithuania hit a nerve with Russia

May 12, 2026 0

On Tuesday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys stated that NATO should show the Russians that their small fortress in Kaliningrad can be breached. This drew considerable attention and outrage from Russian propagandists, as Ignotas Grūnovas […]