Lithuania

Germany loans Lithuania 'birth certificate'

Vilnius - Emiratesvoice

Germany loaned Lithuania its long-lost declaration of independence on Wednesday as the Baltic nation prepares to mark one hundred years since it restored statehood after World War I. The 1918 document, which was unearthed in a Berlin archive last year by a Lithuanian professor, will stay in the country for five years under a bilateral agreement. "I want to thankRead more

Lithuanian doctors rally for pay rise to halt exodus

Vilnius - Emiratesvoice

A thousand young Lithuanian doctors rallied in Vilnius on Thursday demanding faster wage growth that would stop their exodus from the Baltic eurozone state to richer western European nations. "We lack a clear vision for a salary rise and medics are leaving the country as a result," Urte Builyte, a 26-year-old junior doctor, told AFP. Lithuania's centre-left government has pledgedRead more

Kaziukas Fair held in Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius - Xinhua

Lithuania holds a three-day celebration for the 400-year-old Kaziukas Fair from Friday till Sunday. The Kaziukas Fair, or Kaziuko Muge in Lithuanian, takes place every year on the first days of March in Vilnius and some other towns of Lithuania. source: XinhuaRead more

Lithuanian president asks parliament to ratify defense cooperation agreement with US

Viknius - ArabToday

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite proposed on Monday that the country's parliament ratify the defense cooperation agreement with the United States under the special urgency procedure, the president's office said. Three weeks ago, Lithuanian and U.S. representatives signed the agreement defining conditions for the construction of military objects and movement of U.S. aircraft, ships, and other military vehicles in Lithuania. "AccordingRead more

Lithuania gets relationship assurances from upcoming US administration

Vilnius - ArabToday

Lithuania's foreign minister said he was assured by Donald Trump's national security adviser that the relationship between the Baltic state and the U.S. would remain strong, the Lithuanian foreign ministry announced on Friday. Lithuanian foreign minister Linas Linkevicius had a phone conversation with lieutenant general Michael T. Flynn who was offered the national security adviser post in Trump's administration. "FlynnRead more

Lithuania buys German combat vehicles in major arms deal

Vilnius - Arab Today

Lithuania on Monday signed a deal for German-made armoured vehicles intended to boost its defence capabilities, as it seeks to allay concerns of a military resurgence of Russia on its doorstep. In its biggest-ever arms purchase, the Baltic NATO member will buy 88 Boxer armoured fighting vehicles for 386 million euros ($435 million). Produced by the German-Dutch ARTEC consortium, theRead more

Lithuania eyes exporting wheat, eggs to US

Vilnisus - Xinhua

Lithuania is negotiating with the United States to export wheat and eggs, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said on Friday. He made the remarks when informing about his meeting with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse, who came to Lithuania to discuss cooperation and food trade. "We have discussed trade in dairy and meat products as well asRead more

European officials call for heightened Schengen controls

Budapest - Arab Today

Top internal affairs officials from European countries on Friday called for heightened border controls and assistance to border countries under disproportionate pressure from the wave of migrants. A statement issued by officials of Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and non-EU member Norway called for establishing a European Border Guard and for reinforcing Frontex, the EU agency for the managementRead more

Lithuanian MP, major business group under investigation for alleged bribery

Vilnius - XINHUA

Lithuania's special investigations service (STT) has launched a probe on Thursday in regard to an alleged large-scale corruption and influence-peddling case into one of the largest Lithuanian business conglomerates and a member of parliament. According to STT data, representatives of a local business offered a bribe of around 100,000 euros (113,795 U.S. dollars) to Eligijus Masiulis, member of Parliament fromRead more