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BNS: French, Lithuanian formins covered strategic partnership plans Added 2009-02-10 VILNIUS, Feb 10, BNS - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner in Paris discussed prospects for drafting a bilateral declaration of strategic partnership, which would be signed during a visit of...
BNS: Lithuania's economy either to recover in 2011, or to collapse - PM Added 2009-02-03 VILNIUS, Feb 03, BNS - Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius expects Lithuania's economy to recover in a couple of years. He admits, however, that the state may go bankrupt or ask international financial institutions for help if the authorities fail to...
BNS: Lithuania's energy minister candidate sees "many unknowns" in new N-plant project Added 2009-02-03 VILNIUS, Feb 03, BNS - Arvydas Sekmokas, a candidate for the position of energy minister to be newly established in Lithuania, says to be unaware as to when a new nuclear power plant could be built in Lithuania.
BNS: Euro Parliament calls on EU to ensure Baltic energy security Added 2009-02-03 VILNIUS, Feb, 03, BNS - The European Parliament has called for mandatory emergency action plans in case of gas supply shortages and for more grid interconnections, especially in the Baltic countries, which are not linked to the Western European...
Vygaudas Ušackas: priority has to be given to the integration of isolated markets into the EU energy system Added 2009-01-30 On 26 January in Brussels, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas took part in the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting, during which most attention was dedicated to the discussion on the EU energy security...
Foreign Affairs Minister: In the times of the EU's and global economy slowdown we all need more and not less free trade Added 2009-01-30 On 25 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas took part in the meeting of the EU Trade Ministers in Brussels, during which goals of the EU trade policy under conditions of global economic recession were discussed.
THE INDEPENDENT: Vilnius joins Europe's culture club Added 2009-01-30 Lithuania's capital shares the artistic crown this year – it's a talisman of independence for the Baltic state - Vilnius in Lithuania will be Capital of Culture in 2009. On the chimes of midnight on New Year's Eve, culture migrated from...
BNS: Lithuania's government is urgently considering an EUR 1.16 b plan to revive flagging economy - PM Added 2009-01-22 VILNIUS, Jan 22, BNS - Lithuania's government is urgently considering an approximately 4 billion litas (EUR 1.16 b) worth economic recovery plan, the implementation of which will be funded from various sources, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has...
BNS: 2009 declared by Lithuanian parlt 20 year anniversary of 'Baltic Way' Added 2009-01-15 VILNIUS, Jan 15, BNS - The Lithuanian Seimas declared this year to be the 20th anniversary since the joining of a human chain - the Baltic Way. Year 2009 was previously given the title of a millennium since the first mention of Lithuania's name.
BNS: Russia dodging responsibility, truth, says Lithuanian PM on eve of Jan 13 Added 2009-01-12 VILNIUS, Jan 12, BNS - Russia is dodging responsibility and the truth when it comes to the assessment of Jan 13 events said Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius.