Salvatore Farina, a high-ranking NATO general on a visit to Vilnius on Thursday, will discuss the Alliance's defence plans for the Baltics with Lithuania's military and Ministry of National Defence officials.
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The Dutch didn’t reject the EU’s Association Agreement with Ukraine because they are sympathetic to Russia. They rejected it because they believe that Ukraine, like Russia, is unprepared to join the European community.
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...
In the wake of any shocking event, national governments and officials of the European Union invariably call for more cooperation between member states to prevent anything similar happening in the future. The response to the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels has been no different.
Some chocolate bars from a shipment recalled by the American company Mars found their way into Lithuanian shops, the company's representatives said on Wednesday, retracting earlier claims that no possibly unsafe products were on the market. Lithuania's food regulation authority says it is investigat...
Lithuanians are believed to be among 10 people detained by Dutch police in connection with the suspected use of the virtual currency Bitcoin to launder around €20 million.
Ludo Segers talks to the ambassador of the Netherlands in Lithuania about business ties, Dutch investment in the country and the Netherlands's experience with gas that it could share with Lithuania.
Ludo Segers talks to the Dutch ambassador about taking over the presidency of the European council, on why David Cameron’s speech on getting a new deal for Britain with the EU was not anti-European, on how the Netherlands security interests are intrinsically intertwined with those of Lithuania and t...
Vilnius is clearly slipping into a festive mood and the international community was clearly contributing Saturday. There was the International Charity Christmas Fair in the old town hall and Sinterklaas arrived in Vilnius, clearly with a bit of a Lithuanian connection.
Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has signed an agreement in London, establishing the Joint Expeditionary Force. Defence Policy Director at the Ministry of National Defence Vaidotas Urbelis says that the seven states that signed the agreement share a similar view on security and will be able to decide ...
The first Lithuanian-Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) forum was held on Monday. In the opening address, Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis emphasised the possibility to take advantage of the Dutch experience in developing LNG business in the Baltic region.
The European Commission (EC) most probably will ask the Baltic states to take in twice fewer refugees than unofficial sources have been reporting so far: Lithuania's share would be around 780 people, the Dutch daily De Volkskrant reports.
Galapagų salos yra vienas vertingiausių aplinkosauginiu požiūriu regionų pasaulyje. Ir vienas jautriausių. O oro uostai yra linkę palikti gana didžiulį anglies dvideginio dujų pėdsaką. Tad nenuostabu, kad Galapagų salose veikia „žaliausiu“ pasaulyje laikomas oro uostas, skelbia CNN.
By vetoing on Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution on setting up a tribunal for those responsible for the Malaysian plane MH17 tragedy, Russia blocked the way for ensuring justice for the families of the victims, Dainius Baublys, a minister counselor at Lithuania's Permanent Mission to the UN,...
Since the moment news broke about a downed passenger plane in eastern Ukraine, Russia has adopted a pose of aggressive defensiveness, although no one was making any accusations against it. Officially, the Kremlin maintains it is not a party to the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and can, at most, ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated in a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that establishing an international tribunal on Flight MH17 crash in Ukraine is inexpedient.
The plans of the Russian phytosanitary service Rosselchoznadzor to ban imports of flowers from some European Union (EU) countries, including Lithuania, may have something to do with politics, says Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.
On 13-14 June, more than 500 Lithuanians from Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands participated in Lithuanian sports games “BeNeLux2015” which were held for the tenth time at NATO Headquarters’ Sports Center in Brussels.
