If China has plans in EU, it'll be interested in having relations with Lithuania too - PM

VILNIUS - If China has interests in the European Union, Beijing will be interested in having diplomatic relations with Lithuania, Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas says. "If the Chinese have interests or plans in the EU, Lithuania is one of the EU …

Lithuania Publishes List of 102 Sanctioned Georgian Citizens

Lithuania has published a list of Georgian citizens who are banned from entering the country. According to the search system on the website of Lithuania’s Migration Department, a total of 102 Georgian citizens are listed as being subject to visa …

Spend more on defence now to protect Europe from Russia, says Lithuania's defence minister

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Europe must remove borrowing limits for defence spending or face the prospect of war with Russia, Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene told Reuters on Tuesday. "Defence now is an existential matter, it' …

EPO mission to Latvia and Lithuania

EPO President Campinos with Latvian Minister of Justice, Inese Lībina-Egnere (left) and with Lithuanian Minister of Justice, Rimantas Mockus (right) The mission marked the 105th anniversary of the Latvian Patent Office and saw the signing of a new …

2 GW hybrid offshore interconnector in the plans to hook up Lithuania, Latvia and Germany

Lithuania, Latvia and Germany are planning to jointly develop a hybrid offshore electricity interconnector between the two Baltic States and Germany, which would be 600 kilometers long and with a capacity of 2 GW. Source: Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy …

Flags to fly half-staff to honor Joliet soldier who died in Lithuania

(WIFR) - Flags across the state will be flown half-staff from April 15-17 to honor 25-year-old Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. of Joliet. Duenez Jr. and three others were killed during a training exercise in Lithuania. Their mission was to repair and tow an …

Flags to fly at half-staff, honoring Joliet soldier who died in Lithuania

Owner of Lithuania's Teltonika eyes US expansion

Lithuania donates $ 11 mn to Ukraine for production of long-range weapons – Ministry of Defence

The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence transferred €10 million ($11 mn) for the production of modern Ukrainian long-range weapons, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence announced on 14 April. “This is the result of the first tranche under the memorandum of …

Lithuania’s Alekna smashes discus world record

Mykolas Alekna became the first male athlete to surpass the 75-metre mark in the discus, smashing his previous world record by more than a metre. The 22-year-old from Lithuania twice set new world bests in Ramona, Oklahoma, throwing 74.89m with his first …