The Lithuania Tribune presents Zivile Gimbutas’ review of the book Children of Siberia – collection of memoirs of Lithuanian exiles in Siberia. Audrius Plioplys: Children of Siberia was originally published in 2011, in Lithuanian. It contained reminiscences of 16 individuals who, as children, were deported …
BNS Living in Lithuania since February, influential Georgian MP Givi Targamadze, accused by Russia of inciting unrest in the country, plans to return to his native country. He is able to do so after Interpol cancelled Russia’s request to arrest him and removed his search …
BNS Lithuania’s power transmission system operator Litgrid said that the planned electricity link (LitPol Link) between Lithuania and Poland will primarily serve the interests of consumers in the two countries. The company said this in reaction to a statement by a Rosatom official that LitPol …
BNS The Siauliai-based fighter jets from NATO’s air policing mission have been sent to accompany Russian war planes flying over the Baltic Sea. Lieutenant Ieva Gulbiniene of the Lithuanian Air Force’s Air Base told BNS Danish fighter jets, currently in charge of the Baltic air …
Karmo Tüür, political scientist of the University of Tartu, believes that the estimated 10 billion euros that were withdrawn from Cyprus before the country went into crisis its bank accounts did not move back to Russia, but is flowing into Baltic states, bbn.ee reported referring …
At a meeting with Director General at the Political Department of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Kirsti Kauppi on March 22 in Vilnius, Political Director of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Dalius Čekuolis discussed cooperation as Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
The former Prime Minister, leader of the Conservative party Andrius Kubilius, tried to pass his wisdom the current Prime Minister, Social Democrat Algirdas Butkevicius, during a group meeting which was held on Tuesday. A.Kubilius explained that Lithuania’s neighbor Russia tries to disseminate its influence without …
BNS Increasing numbers of emigrants return to Lithuania every year, however, the lower flow of emigration is still a few times higher than the returning numbers, shows statistics published on Friday. According to data published by the Statistics Department, 17,300 Lithuanian citizens returned to their …
The role of the parliamentary opposition will amplify after the government presents concepts of energy and tax policies, say analysts of the country’s largest commercial SEB bank. In their words, the opposition parties have so far been playing a minor role, as “the public is …
Algirdas Sysas, Deputy Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, Member of the Seimas Delegation to the OSCE, Deputy Chairman of the Lithuanian Social-Democratic Party. 28/02/2013 One of the major priorities of Lithuania is ensuring its energy security, basically through establishing and securing the sustainable multiple or …
The ruling coalition has no cause for complaint. This week marks the first 100 days of the new Government’s work and it, and especially PM Algirdas Butkevičius, remains relatively popular, writes Kestutis Girnius for Alfa.lt. This February, more people assessed the Government positively than negatively, …
In the Government’s session last Thursday, PM Algirdas Butkevičius, responding to questions from his coalition colleague Andrius Mazuronis, said that the Ministry of Energy is currently being audited, writes Dainius Kreivys in DELFI. Although the audit is not over yet, PM Butkevičius says in advance …
On 19-20 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius presented Lithuania’s Presidency priorities to European Commissioners for Trade, Development and Humanitarian Aid, as well as to Members of the European Parliament, and met with leaders of the two largest political groups in the …
Lithuania sees no need in building additional power links to the Kaliningrad region where Russia intends to build a nuclear power plant, Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovic said on Wednesday. “We already have a link with the Kaliningrad region, so we don’t need to build anything …
Lithuania’s government is not giving up plans of building a new nuclear power plant but will not rush with the project, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said in an interview to the Russian media. “We are not willing to once and for all drop the construction …
Latvian residents are some of the least tourist friendly people in the world, according to the global tourism competitiveness rating compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and cited by bnn-news. In terms of residents’ friendly attitude toward foreign tourists Latvia is on the 136th …
On Friday in Moscow, Lithuanian and Russian representatives signed a document regarding a new border checkpoint which should become operational after a new bridge over the River Nemunas is built on the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “A protocol …
The European Union no longer has illusions about Russia ruled by Vladimir Putin and understands its ambitions with respect to its neighbors, President Dalia Grybauskaite said following an EU summit on Friday. According to the president,”much to her surprise, for the first time” the opinion …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė, attending a European Council summit, discussed with other EU leaders the current state and perspectives of the EU-Russia relations, reports lrp.lt. According to the President, the European Union must cooperate with Russia on equal terms, like with all other neighbors. “Good relations …
Lithuania’s railway monopoly, state-owned Lietuvos gelezinkeliai (LG), is offering Swedish logistics companies the services of LG’s Russia- and China-bound shuttle train lines, Merkurijus and Saule, respectively, reported news2biz LITHUANIA and cited by bbn.ee. Initial consultations have been held with the railway logistics company Green Cargo, …
