Lithuania To Advance Key Weapons Payments With Higher Borrowing Cap

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 16. Lithuania's new government has opened the floodgates by raising the 2025 borrowing limit for defense needs by 800 million euros, allowing the Ministry of National Defense to hit the ground...

Lithuania, Czechia Doubt Putin's Willingness To Pursue Real Peace After Alaska Summit

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The officials said this in social media posts, according to Ukrinform. Lipavsky welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to halt the war in Ukraine but questioned Putin's genuine interest in doing so. "If Putin were...

Lithuania and Serbia move into Final showdown

TBILISI (Georgia) - Lithuania will play Serbia in the FIBA U16 EuroBasket Final after both teams won their respective Semi-Finals. Elsewhere, two of the three relegation spots have been decided, while the final ticket to the FIBA U17 Basketball...

Lithuanian defense minister voices deep distrust of Putin’s intentions

Serbia come from behind to beat Lithuania in Final; Slovenia claim third

TBILISI (Georgia) - Serbia hoisted the FIBA U16 EuroBasket crown after beating Lithuania in a battle for the ages in Tbilisi. In the Third Place Game, Slovenia used a late run to topple Italy in a thrilling encounter. Elsewhere, Estonia were...

Same-sex couple gets state recognition in historic Lithuanian court ruling

A Lithuanian same-sex couple has been declared a legal family by a court in Lithuania, a historic victory for LGBTQ+ people in the Baltic nation. The two women in the couple, whose identities have not been made public, were living together and...

Lithuanian Days festival to celebrate coal miner heritage

SHENANDOAH — Anne Chaikowsky Skirmantas discussed the origins of Lithuanian Days recently at the Lithuanian Heritage Museum. The 112th Lithuanian Days festival will be held Saturday and Sunday at Catalpa Grove on the grounds of the former Lakewood...

Lithuania unveils plans for multi-layer border defense line

MILAN – Lithuania has announced that it is establishing a multi-layered defensive line composed in part of anti-tank obstacles, drainage ditches, minefields and more to fortify its borders. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense declared this week...

Rebuilding Media Trust in Lithuania: Dr. Džina (Gina) Donauskaitė on Freedom, Journalism, and Responsibility

Dr. Džina (Gina) Donauskaitė, Head of the Lithuanian Journalism Centre and lecturer at Vilnius University, highlights Lithuania’s strong media freedom but low public trust in journalism. Trust has declined since 2003–2004 due to media oligarchs,...

Lithuania build nine drone training centres by 2028

In Lithuania, the Ministries of National Defence and Education, Science and Sports are launching a drone control and construction skills development project for the general public and schoolchildren. The first three drone training centres will...

Lithuania’s fruit harvest hit hard by spring frosts and summer rains

Spring frosts followed by heavy summer rains have severely damaged Lithuania's fruit sector. According to the "Vaisiai ir uogos" association, the 2025 apple harvest will reach only 10–15% of average levels, while blackcurrant output will drop to...

Lithuania’s president taps social democrat MP for PM after corruption shake-up

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday nominated social democrat MP Inga Ruginiene as prime minister, after former government chief Gintautas Paluckas resigned amid an ongoing corruption investigation. "There are certain details in Ms...

Lithuania: From Courtrooms to FinTech — Why Financial Skills Are Essential for Modern Lawyers

The image of a lawyer in a courtroom, surrounded by legal tomes, is quickly becoming a thing of the past. In Lithuania, a country rapidly expanding its FinTech sector, legal knowledge alone is no longer sufficient. According to Dr. Paulius...

Lithuanian president submits Ruginiene's nomination as PM to parliament

VILNIUS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday submitted to the country's parliament, the Seimas, the nomination of Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) member Inga Ruginiene as prime minister, the Presidential...

Lithuanian president: Kyiv's supporters must be prepared for troop deployment in Ukraine

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda has said that the countries of the coalition of the willing – military allies supporting Ukraine – must be prepared for the deployment of troops in Ukraine. As reported by Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT,...

Lithuania joins Baltic neighbours in teaching children to build and fly drones

Published on 14/08/2025 - 13:02 GMT+2 When Lithuanian children head back to school in September, they will be studying more than math and history – they’ll be learning how to build and use drones. The country’s defence ministry is launching a...

Lithuania Expands Military Stockpiles With New Ammunition Purchases

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. The Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania is continuing to strengthen the country's defense capabilities by investing not only in modern military equipment but also in ammunition, Trend...

Lithuania Declares Emergency Due to Flooding

(MENAFN) Lithuania has officially declared a state of emergency after heavy rains this summer severely affected the country's agricultural sector. This decision aims to provide more organized and nationwide assistance to the farmers struggling due...

Lithuania Explores AI And Robotics Partnerships With US Defense Industry

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė visited Pittsburgh, where she met with U.S. defense and artificial intelligence technology companies as well as the U.S. Army...

Lithuania to teach school children how to use drones to counter Russian threat

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