NATO collective defence will ensure Lithuania’s security
Wednesday, November 6, Adazi, Latvia - President Dalia Grybauskaitė, together with Latvian President Andris Bērziņš, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, attended NATO Response Force Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013 at the Adazi Base in Latvia - the first such exercise in the region. It is the largest NATO exercise since 2006. READ MORE
Prime Minister: Lithuania will need new referendum on nuclear power plant
"The referendum was held (a year ago) on the construction of a nuclear power plant and a specific project, with estimates provided as to how much that facility should cost to Lithuania. You've probably heard that its cost is already markedly lower than that estimated by the previous government. But I think that another referendum will be needed and we'll have to ask people for their opinion," he said on Žinių Radijas. READ MORE
Russia moves against Lithuania
Russia suspended imports of dairy products from neighboring Lithuania today. The move comes just a few weeks before the EU, whose rotating presidency Lithuania currently holds, convenes with former Soviet republics in Kiev to sign a number of association agreements that the Kremlin strongly objects to. READ MORE
Vilnius Summit – a new beginning for Moldova
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Prime Minister of Moldova, Iurie Leancă. The meeting focused on preparations for the upcoming Vilnius Summit to be held in November, as well as Moldova's progress in implementing reforms. An EU association agreement is expected to be initialed with Moldova at the summit. READ MORE
Lithuanian Attaché on Transport to Work in Kazakhstan
Lithuanian Attaché on Transport shall work in Kazakhstan, reports Kazakhstan Today. READ MORE
Estonia Threatened to Close the Border for Electric Power with Latvia and Lithuania
The Minister of Economy and Communications of Estonia Juhan Parts sent a letter to his Lithuanian and Latvian colleagues where he pretty bitterly criticized them for delay in the preparation of liberalization of the power market in these countries. READ MORE
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls on Europe to invest in security in order to defend democracy
European countries should invest more in their defense capacities to be able to defend principles of democracy around the globe, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said in Vilnius. READ MORE
United States considers Baltics equal strategic cooperation partners
During the Baltic presidents' meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday, the Baltic presidents were affirmed that the United States and the Baltic countries were equal partners in strategic cooperation, as the Latvian President's Press Office informed LETA. READ MORE
Juozas Olekas : Closer defence cooperation in Europe is a natural and inevitable process which strengthens NATO
Exclusive interview of the Minister of National Defence Republic of Lithuania Mr. Juozas Olekas. READ MORE
