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Lithuania's Culture Minister Šarūnas Birutis, delegated to the cabinet by the Labour Party, owns property in Bulgaria that he has failed to include in his declaration of assets. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

Politico has ranked Lithuania as one of the top 20 most influential countries in Europe.

The student leaders of 1968 could probably not have imagined how their democratic ideas would be high-jacked by a combination of extremists and opponents of democracy exploiting technological progress and social media. Nobody understands the dangers of technology and social media better than dictato...

Though the level of democracy in Lithuania is higher than in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, it still lags behind its Baltic state neighbours of Estonia and Latvia, according to U.S.-based nongovernmental organisation Freedom House.

One thousand-strong battalions of NATO troops could be stationed permanently in Lithuania and each of the Baltic States under new plans to create a deterrent to Russian aggression.

Maxima Group, the Lithuanian holding group that owns the Maxima supermarket chain in the Baltic states, has reported a 3.6% growth turnover in 2015 to €2.677 billion.

From December 9, two Lithuanian border guards will help patrol the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, two more will patrol with a service SUV along the Hungary–Serbia border.

Принадлежащая литовской группе предприятий авиабизнеса Avia Solutions Group компания наземных услуг Baltic Ground Services приступила к работе в Рижском аэропорту.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius have congratulated boxer Eimantas Stanionis on winning gold in the welterweight category (under 69 kg) in the EUBC European Confederation Continental Championships 2015 held in Bulgaria.

2015 metų pirmąjį pusmetį konsoliduota „Maxima“ grupės įmonių apyvarta, palyginus su analogišku periodu pernai, augo 2,6 proc. ir siekė 1,28 mlrd. eurų, skaičiuojant be PVM. Per šiuos metus „Maxima grupės“ valdomos įmonės planuoja sukurti apie 1500 naujų darbo vietų ir investuoti 87 mln. eurų į vers...

At a NATO meeting of defence ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, Lithuania together with Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Romania and Slovakia joined the German-led group for the creation of joint NATO capacities.

The European Commission (EC) has asked four member-states, including Lithuania, to ensure the mandatory exchange of information under the European Union (EU) document security legislation and the integration of biometric features in residence permits, the EC reports.

NATO defence ministers on Thursday agreed on founding international military staffs in the Baltic states, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said.

Konsoliduota bendrovės „Maxima grupė“ apyvarta praėjusiais metais pasiekė 2,583 mlrd. eurų be PVM ir, palyginti su 2013 metais, išaugo 2,5 proc. Skirtingose valstybėse grupei skyrėsi skirtingai.

The UK is to send up to 1,000 troops to a high readiness force and deploy four RAF Typhoon jets for air policing in the Baltic states to boost NATO’s collective security, the Defence Secretary has announced.

NATO's defence ministers will decide on Thursday on additional security measures in response to Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.

NATO is deploying small units in six eastern European nations to help co-ordinate a spearhead force set up in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, AP reports.

The crisis in Ukraine, and in particular Russia's recent cancellation of the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, has had substantial ripple effects on the energy dynamics on the European continent. The Russians and Europeans both have put forth several potential replacements for the now scrap...

Unless the EU takes a tough stand on Russia's foreign policies, there will re-emerge deep divisions in the continent between a free Europe and a less free Europe, says Jeffrey Gedmin, president of the Legatum Institute in London and former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Bulgaria is in information war with Russia, says Bulgaria's Defence Ministry report “Outlook 2020: Bulgaria and NATO in European defence”, published on the ministry website.